New York voters headed to the polls April 19 for presidential nominating primaries, with pre-election surveys showing Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump holding strong leads over their challengers. VOA visited a polling center in Central Harlem.
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!["I voted" stickers are given to people after turning in their ballots to election officials at the 2nd Canaan Baptist Church in Central Harlem, New York, April 19, 2016. (R. Taylor / VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/4925f2e9-04c0-4392-8603-43aebf57689b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"I voted" stickers are given to people after turning in their ballots to election officials at the 2nd Canaan Baptist Church in Central Harlem, New York, April 19, 2016. (R. Taylor / VOA)
![Voters line up outside a voting center at the 2nd Canaan Baptist Church in South Central Harlem, New York, April 19, 2016. (T. Trinh / VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/3e40a1b7-d687-4d70-9e60-a955b374db3e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Voters line up outside a voting center at the 2nd Canaan Baptist Church in South Central Harlem, New York, April 19, 2016. (T. Trinh / VOA)
![Inside polling station at the 2nd Canaan Baptist Church, Central Harlem, New York, April 19, 2016. (R. Taylor / VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/042a1d62-8b23-47c2-8538-8fad3f855a0c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Inside polling station at the 2nd Canaan Baptist Church, Central Harlem, New York, April 19, 2016. (R. Taylor / VOA)
![Voters cast their ballots at the 2nd Canaan Baptist Church, Central Harlem, New York, April 19, 2016. (R. Taylor / VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/30280187-4e24-4b9a-9043-2ae8c24564a2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Voters cast their ballots at the 2nd Canaan Baptist Church, Central Harlem, New York, April 19, 2016. (R. Taylor / VOA)
![Harlem resident Bessie H. Covington displays a sticker indicating she voted at the 2nd Canaan Baptist Church in Central Harlem, New York, April 19, 2016. (T. Trinh / VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/349dc250-9d66-4545-acd5-3ddeee6040ad_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Harlem resident Bessie H. Covington displays a sticker indicating she voted at the 2nd Canaan Baptist Church in Central Harlem, New York, April 19, 2016. (T. Trinh / VOA)