In a year when much of the political attention is focused on the mayor and the White House, here are City Council races to watch. We’ve relied on maps from the CUNY Graduate Center’s indispensable Redistricting & You, which uses census and New York City Board of Elections data, for our district demographic and voter information. We haven , June 12: Leading Mayoral Democratic Primary debate. June 14: Voter registration deadline for the June primary. June 14-22: Early voting period. June 24: Primary Day, Only parties holding primary elections are listed below. NYC uses Ranked Choice Voting in primary elections for city offices, like City Council. With Ranked Choice Voting, you can rank up to five candidates in order of preference instead of choosing just one. Learn more about Ranked Choice Voting., It’s not over after the primary. After we find out who won the mayoral primary, that’s just the beginning — of another campaign cycle for the general election in November. There are several independent candidates ready for the fall: We already know Mayor Eric Adams will be on the ballot as an independent., NEW YORK CITY — The 2025 primary election will take place on June 24, and will include the Democratic primary for mayor as well as local city council seats, borough presidents and comptroller., .