Paul Berger is a staff writer at The Forward. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The (London) Times, The Daily and Guardian.co.uk.

Jan
21

The Inauguration from Times Square

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Yesterday was quite a moving experience. A hush fell over Times Square on a couple of occasions. And when traffic stopped for the lights the area was almost silent. I cannot quite put into words why it was so special to be there with all those people at that time. But I do know that I will remember it for the rest of my life. (You can click on the gallery above for larger images.)

I would also be interested to know how many copies the New York Times sold today. My home delivery was swiped from our doorstep early this morning. And when I went to the local newsagent people were coming away carrying bundles of eight or ten copies at a time.

UPDATE: BritInBrooklyn has some great pics from Lower Manhattan.

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