Advocacy and Community Organizing

Goddard Riverside and the Isaacs Center advocate for a fair and just society where everyone can thrive.

Activists crowd the NYC City Hall steps holding a variety of banners including Goddard Riverside's

Voting in NYC

Confirm Voter Registration status, Polling Site and see a sample Ballot

To confirm your voter registration status:  visit NYS Board of Elections or call: 866-VOTE-NYC, 866-868-3692, or TTY-212-487-5496.  

To confirm your polling site, Election District (ED) and sample ballot of candidates: visit NYC Poll Site Locator or call: 866-VOTE-NYC, 866-868-3692, or TTY-212-487-5496.  

Absentee Ballots and additional information

If you are temporarily or permanently unable to go to your poll site on Election Day, you may vote by absentee ballot. You can still use concern about exposure to Covid as a reason to request an absentee ballot. 

You need to complete an absentee ballot application and mail it to the Board of Elections (BOE) to obtain a ballot.

Request a form online or call: 866-VOTE-NYC, 866-868-3692, or TTY-212-487-5496.  

The Board of Elections website has lots of additional information, a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and additional flyers, forms and signs for voters and candidates.

For those who do not have access to the internet, The Board of Elections operates an attended Phone Bank supporting up to 80 simultaneous users during office hours (Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm) with a multi-lingual staff of English, Spanish, Chinese Mandarin/Cantonese, Korean and Bengali speaking operators. 

CALL 866-VOTE-NYC (866-868-3692) OR TTY 212-487-5496 (FOR HEARING IMPAIRED) 

Key Issues and Coalitions

  • Goddard Riverside and the Isaacs Center are members of the #JustPay Coalition, which is advocating for fair wages for nonprofit employees on city and state contracts.
  • Goddard Riverside is a proud member of the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition. We helped win the nation’s first law guaranteeing legal representation to low-income residents in Housing Court. We are now working with the coalition on a number of goals including canceling rent for New Yorkers in light of the COVID-19 crisis. 
  • We work on a variety of issues with our fellow settlement houses through United Neighborhood Houses.
  • We believe deeply that Black Lives Matter.

Candidate and Legislative Forums

We regularly host events with our elected representatives as well as candidates for elected office, as part of our mission to promote community engagement.

Advocacy and Community Organizing

Larry Wood

Director of Advocacy and Organizing

larryw@goddard.org

212-873-6600 x1506

593 Columbus Ave.

New York, NY 10024


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