Today Tuesday 8th November, 2016 no matter from which corner of the world you come from, or from which sideline you are cheering from, it will be a historical day.
The election polls opened in New York at 6 a.m and will close tonight at 9.00 pm EST.
The five most important states in this election are Florida, Ohio, Georgia, New Hampshire, and Iowa. The first state to close of the ‘famous five’ will be Florida at 7.00 pm and the last state will be Iowa at 10.00 pm EST.
At 8.30 am this is what was happening on the streets of New York City.
At the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center things were getting set up for the official ‘Hillary for American Election Night Event’ which starts at 6.00 pm EST.
Peninsula 5th Avenue with police officers armed with machine guns
A tourist from Portland Oregon who was making it clear what her opinion was !
Media set up outside Harry Winston opposite Trump Tower
The election after party for Hillary Clinton will be held at the luxury Peninsula hotel on 5th Avenue. The setting was a little different than normal, no limousines instead a line up of trucks to form a barricade and policemen armed with machine guns.
(There have been reportedly 5,000 police officers deployed in New York City today.) Worth noting this hotel is only a block away from Trump Tower.
Trump will be holding a guest only event at the Hilton midtown. Security was relatively scarce as they were setting up the ballroom, however by the time you read this article I am sure security will be at epic proportions. In true modest Trump style this event is featured on his website as the ‘Donald J Trump Victory Party.’
Hilton Midtown
Media from all over the world were out in force and setting up in various prime positions including the two major networks ABC in Times Square and NBC in the Rockefeller Plaza.
ABC in Times Square
One thing is guaranteed all eyes will be on the Big Apple tonight and for those of us that live in New York City an end to a journey that has had more fatigue than running the New York marathon in high heels.