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AMERICA CELEBRATES A NEW ERA

Election night felt more like New Year’s Eve as New Yorkers filled the streets of Times Square looking up at the big screens waiting to hear if Barack Obama won. It was a historical night for all of us!

Americans nationwide anxiously awaited for the California ballots to be counted and finally celebrate. Friends and co-workers united and roamed the New York City streets together looking for bars with televisions to keep track of the votes. And once it was official that Barack Obama was elected and won the presidency, phone calls were made, tears were shed, block parties were thrown and car horns were heard all throughout the city until late. The New York Times reported arrests were made in Williamsburg after residents complained that the streets were packed and they couldn’t pass through the neighborhood.

In one of my previous posts I wrote, I’m not sure how I feel about being an American but I’m for sure proud of being a New Yorker. Today I join many of you when I say, I am proud to be an American too. *mercedes sanchez

New York Giants Beat Patriots– Again

By Mercedes Sanchez

Updated: February 5, 2012

History repeats itself? I just remembered that I covered the New York Giants parade four years ago when they won against the Patriots in 2008. I field produced the parade with anchors Darlene Rodriguez and Len Berman. Take a look my original blog post below. Déjà vu?!

New York City hosted its first football celebration in Lower Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes with the New York Giants ticker-tape parade on Tuesday. With over 4,500 seats for guests and fans, the parade ended with a ceremony at City Hall. Whoppi Goldberg and elected officials like Senator Chuck Schumer and Governor Elliot Spitzer said a few words before Mayor Bloomberg gave a key to the city to each of the coaches and players of the NY Giants.

Though I don’t care much for the sport, witnessing the ceremony from the media risers was phenomenal.

Michael Strahan’s speech was the most exciting moment for me as he called his teammates a “bunch of goofballs,” and explained how they “stomped out” the Patriots and all the other NFL teams. This being Strahan’s fifthteenth year with the Giants, his fans don’t know if this would be his final year on the team. So in unison fans shouted “one more year, one more year…” But all Michael could say was, “we’ll see.”

Overall Tuesday, Februay 5, 2008 was a historic day for the New York Giants and the city. Plus, with the unprecented primary election between a woman and an African-American, it was also a historic day for the United States.

TOURIST GETS SPECIAL SUBWAY SERVICE

Having lived in New York all my life I often feel as if I’ve seen it all and almost nothing surprises me. But that wasn’t the case on the day of the Christmas Tree Lighting at Rockefeller Center.

As I waited for the downtown F train in the middle of day at the 47th Street Station, I heard the voice of what I thought was the station’s operator or booth clerk. Only this time it wasn’t a staticky announcement on a train delay. Instead, it was an extremely clear voice that said, “To the woman who asked about getting to 51st Street and Third Avenue, you have to take the V train and get off on the Lexington Avenue/53 Street stop. Again, to the woman…” Now that’s a one-of-a- kind customer service you don’t see in Manhattan everyday.