Photojournalism Class Project, Author at Pavement Pieces https://pavementpieces.com From New York to the Nation Wed, 11 Nov 2020 14:18:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Election Day https://pavementpieces.com/election-day/ https://pavementpieces.com/election-day/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2020 21:28:33 +0000 https://pavementpieces.com/?p=24900 On Election Day , voters not only casted their ballot, but made their presence known by encouraging others to vote […]

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‘Fearless girl’ statue with the symbolic ‘I voted’ sticker. Election Day morning in Wall Street, NY. Nov 3, 2020. Photo by Edith Rousselot

On Election Day , voters not only casted their ballot, but made their presence known by encouraging others to vote through facial art, flags, signs and facemasks.  Here are images around the city and New Jersey on this tense and historic day.

 

Six feet apart footprints placed outside polling site at Christopher Columbus Middle School in Clifton, New Jersey on November 3, 2020. Photo by Kaity Assaf

A Pizza to the Polls volunteeer delivers empanadas to the Brooklyn Museum poll site. Nov 3, 2020. Photo by Norah Hogan

Workers install plywood baracades in preparation for potential looting before election night in Manhattan, Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Isabel Beer

Buchmann Tower in Manhattan prepares for potential election night turmoil by boarding up windows, a street artist decorated the baracades with “LOVE”, Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Isabel Beer

A poll worker sits inside the gate of the Brooklyn Children’s Library on Election Day. Nov 3, 2020. Photo by Raphael Helfand

A man in a trump mask and Jared Kushner look-alike take a picture together in front of the main entrance of Trump Tower. Nov 3, 2020. Photo by Justin McGown 

The plaza around the 5th Avenue apple store was protected from crowds that failed to materialize by a temporary fence. Nov 3, 2020. Photo by Justin McGowan

A man at the Protect the Results rally outside the New York Public Library. Nov 3, 2020. Photo by Courtney Guarino

Police watch as an anti-Trump rally marches down from Union Square, NYC, to Washington Square Park, Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Chuyan Jiang

An election night watch party at ParkLife in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Nov 3, 2020. Photo by Courtney Guarino

MetLife tower on Park Ave. displays red, white and blue lights on election day. Nov 3, 2020. Photo by Paola Ortiz

 

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]]> https://pavementpieces.com/election-day/feed/ 0 New Yorkers are ready to VOTE https://pavementpieces.com/new-yorkers-are-ready-to-vote/ https://pavementpieces.com/new-yorkers-are-ready-to-vote/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:32:48 +0000 https://pavementpieces.com/?p=24906 As it started to get dark in NYC, voters became emboldened to show and tell people who they voted for and what groups they stood with.

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As it started to get dark in NYC, voters became emboldened to show and tell people who they voted for and what groups they stood with.

Christopher Silver says the protests of George Floyd’s murder this summer made him realize he was on the “wrong side of history.” Photo by Raphael Helfand

A Trump supporter stands in front of the Trump Tower a few hours before Election Night on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Edith Rousselot

A man with a Biden/Harris mask at the Protect the Results rally in NYC. Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Courtney Guarino

A trump supporter near Trump Tower the night of election day in NYC, Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Chuyan Jiang

A protestor at Washington Square Park holds a copy of the “Freedom Socialist” an independant socialist publication. Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Paolo Ortiz

A Trump Supporter holds a sign of support for the President outside of Trump Tower on 5th avenue. Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Paola Ortiz

This is a project of Lori Grinker’s graduate photojournalism class.

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