1/ I want to say a couple of things to put this location & what is going on here in context. First, yes, this is voter suppression. The NYC BOE failed to plan for this & I reckon that's partly since it is the first time we've had early voting in a Presidential and in a pandemic. https://twitter.com/justinhendrix/status/1320033601224933381

2/ This was also a neighborhood hard hit by COVID. Just in my zipcode we've had 2700+ cases & 300+ deaths. This voter line wraps around the former location of one of the state administered covid testing sites, where cars stretched out in lines all spring. https://twitter.com/justinhendrix/status/1273692140669997057?s=19

3/ It was also the site of one of the most violent moments I witnessed during the protests this summer. The police confronted a peaceful protest and tried to pen them in on Bedford just behind the Sears. When protestors reversed course the police used force. These are my pics.

4/ So I hear you. This is voter suppression. It's awful we have these lines. But these people have had a HELL of a year, and they were JOYFUL today. We passed out water and snacks to the folks in line and we saw smiles under masks.

5/ So take what you want from this video. But to me it is inspiring.