By David Brand

The full manual recount in the Democratic primary for Queens District Attorney is unlikely to begin until next week, with Board of Elections officials only halfway done marking and organizing the roughly 91,000 ballots cast, BOE staff said Thursday.

BOE general counsel Steve Richman told a state Supreme Court judge Tuesday that the recount preparations would take about two days to complete. On Thursday, BOE staff said that Richman underestimated the logistics — even with dozens of officials working 10-hour days inside a Middle Village facility.

“We’re halfway there but we still have a long way to go,” said BOE Chief Clerk Amanda Berinato. “We’re just going to focus on sorting and once the sorting is done, we’re going to start the recount on a fresh, new day.”