New York Online Voting Contests

Buffalo News Prep Talk Girls Athlete of the Week

Buffalo · Buffalo News / Prep Talk

The Buffalo News Prep Talk fan vote for the best female high school athletic performance of the week in Western New York. Coaches nominate by Sunday, readers vote on the Buffalo News site through Thursday at noon, and the weekly winner feeds into an annual Girls Athlete of the Year recognition.

lohud Boys Basketball Player of the Week

White Plains · lohud / The Journal News

The Journal News / lohud reader poll for the best Section 1 boys basketball performance of the week — Westchester and Rockland counties. Polls open Monday, close Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET, and the winner is announced on lohud sports social media. Sponsored by White Plains Hospital.

Lohud Girls Basketball Player of the Week

White Plains · lohud / The Journal News

The Journal News / lohud fan vote for the best girls basketball performance in Section 1 — Westchester and Rockland counties, New York. Sponsored by White Plains Hospital, votes are unlimited, and the ballot closes Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. ET — a mid-week hard stop unlike any of the Sunday-night SI polls.

New York High School Athlete of the Week

Statewide New York · High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / SBLive)

Weekly statewide fan poll published by High School on SI (Sports Illustrated, formerly SBLive) at si.com/high-school/new-york, recognising standout NYSPHSAA athletes across all eleven sections and all classification levels. Free to vote, no account required, closes Friday 11:59 p.m. PT each week.

New York High School Football Player of the Week

The statewide High School on SI / SBLive fan vote for the best New York prep football performance of the week. Editors choose nominees from all eleven NYSPHSAA sections and CHSFL Catholic programs; anyone can vote with no account, and the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. — a day before the Dallas regional equivalent.

New York High School Player of the Year

Statewide New York · High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / SBLive)

Season-end annual fan-vote awards run by High School on SI (Sports Illustrated, formerly SBLive) at si.com/high-school/new-york; separate sport-specific polls — statewide football, Long Island positional awards, baseball, basketball — with no per-vote cap. Open statewide across all eleven NYSPHSAA sections plus CHSFL and CHSAA private-school conferences.

New York High School Softball Player of the Year

Statewide New York · High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / Arena Group, formerly SBLive Sports)

Annual end-of-season fan-vote awards for girls high school softball, run by High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / Arena Group, formerly SBLive) at si.com/high-school/new-york — covering all eleven NYSPHSAA sections and CHSAA statewide New York, with separate positional and class-level polls and no per-vote cap. Updated June 2026.

New York Section 1 High School Football Player of the Week

White Plains · Lohud / The Journal News

The lohud / Journal News reader vote for the top prep football performer in Westchester and Rockland counties. Editors pick nominees from Section 1 and CHSFL programs; anyone votes for free — and the ballot closes Wednesday at 3 p.m., three days earlier than most people expect.

Rochester / Section V High School Football Player of the Week

Rochester · Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / Faber Builders

The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle's weekly fan vote for the best Section V football performance, presented by Faber Builders. Sports reporters pick the nominees from that weekend's games; anyone can vote — no account needed — until Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern, when the ballot closes and the winner is announced Thursday morning on @dandcsports.

Western New York High School Football Player of the Week

Buffalo · Buffalo News / Prep Talk

The Buffalo News Prep Talk Boys Athlete of the Week is a public fan vote at buffalonews.com, sponsored by Sgroi Financial. During fall, football nominees share the ballot with soccer and cross-country athletes. Anyone can vote with no account; the poll closes at noon Thursday — a Thursday cutoff you will not find on any other weekly regional football poll in New York.

Best of Brooklyn

Brooklyn · Schneps Media / Brooklyn Paper

Annual Schneps Media readers-choice awards for Brooklyn businesses, with nominations, a finalist ballot, and public daily voting by email and category.

Best of Queens

Queens · Schneps Media / QNS

A Queens readers-choice awards program from Schneps Media / QNS with daily public voting across hundreds of local business categories.

Best of the Bronx

Bronx · Schneps Media / Bronx Times

Annual reader-choice awards programme run by Schneps Media through the Bronx Times, recognising the top local businesses and services across roughly 60 categories. Nominations open in January, public voting runs mid-April through late August with one vote per email per category per day, and winners are announced in mid-December.

Bethpage Best of Long Island

Long Island · FourLeaf Federal Credit Union / Schneps Media

Annual Long Island readers-choice awards run by FourLeaf Federal Credit Union with Schneps Media, covering about 14 macro-categories and hundreds of subcategories after nominations and public voting.

The City's Best — Best of New York City

Manhattan · Schneps Media (The Villager, Gay City News, Downtown Express)

Annual reader-choice awards for Manhattan businesses and services, run by Schneps Media through publications including The Villager, Gay City News, and Downtown Express. Nominations run January through late March, voting opens May 19 and closes August 21, with one vote per person per category per day; winners are published in a special guide.