Bernie Sanders’ Rally in New York City Is Insanely Large

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Thousands of people are lined up tonight to see Bernie Sanders and a star-studded opening lineup in New York City for one of his biggest rallies yet.

Vampire Weekend, Spike Lee, Rosario Dawson, Linda Sarsour, Shailene Woodley, Tim Robbins, and Graham Nash will be opening for Vermont’s U.S. Senator at Washington Square Park, where Sanders is slated to speak at 8 p.m. Even though Secret Service started letting people into the park at 5 p.m., people started lining up in the early afternoon. Local news trucks started setting up at the park before 12 p.m. Eastern Time:

By 2:30 p.m. EST, thousands had already started lining up. By the looks of it, the crowd may be even larger than the 24,000-person rally then-senator Barack Obama held there in 2007. New York City-based Gothamist captured photos of the crowd eagerly waiting outside the gates well before doors were scheduled to open. Others on the ground pointed out that the line stretched for blocks

Washington Square Park, adjacent to the main campus for New York University, is a natural fit for Sen. Sanders’ rally tonight. As the Daily Beast describes it, the park is a hub for New York musicians, artists, and activists challenging the status quo. Its mere existence today can be credited to community organizer Jane Jacobs’ crusade to save the park from being destroyed for a four-lane highway.


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http://usuncut.com/politics/bernie-sanders-washington-square-park/


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[dchill]

1. Bigger than Obama's crowd?

"By the looks of it, the crowd may be even larger than the 24,000-person rally then-senator Barack Obama held there in 2007."

[leftcoastmountains]

6. Some are saying 48k on reddit

according to NYPD

[NJCher]

2. MSNBC is carrying it

He's speaking now. So exciting!! The crowd is massive!! Lights everywhere.



Cher

[LiberalElite]

5. not now. now it's Cruz talking about Deblasio's socialism nt

[LiberalElite]

10. Right now on Rachels program -

they've been showing a tape of Nixon's resignation. Which happened in August 1974. WTF? (I have the sound off.)

[panader0]

3. I'm watching it. Amazing crowd.

But I feel sorry for Bernie's vocal chords. He's hoarse.

[RoccoR5955]

4. When I saw him under the Washington Monument in the park

I cried. That was like home to me when I was a teenager.
Now to see the absolute best candidate for president having a rally there. I cannot explain my feelings.
Bernie has come home, and shall win at home.
No carpetbagger is gonna take it from him!

[Baobab]

17. Did you know the arch is hollow and there is a stairway that goes up to the top?

there is a little tiny door in its base. Blink and you would miss it.

[RoccoR5955]

19. I know all about it.

I even know who lives there.
Do you know about the cube in Astor Square, and who put it there?

[Baobab]

21. The gods of "Spin" !

...

[SoapBox]

7. Gosh dang...all I can find are what appear are delayed streams.

[cal04]

9. here's ABC

http://abcnews.go.com/live?stream=2

[SoapBox]

11. Nothing...

All I get is the ABC logo.

But thanks for the help.

I couldn't even get anything out of Bernie2016tv.

[leftcoastmountains]

12. here

[cal04]

13. Thank you leftcoastmountains

[Rebkeh]

8. I heart NY

No, really, I love NY



Lol

[leftcoastmountains]

14. Take a look at this photo;

https://twitter.com/morriganmcc/status/720415144740651009

listen to the crowd; much louder than streams.

https://twitter.com/AbigailDJ/status/720419795729059840

[cal04]

15. Wow! Great pic

[NJCher]

18. I love that pic!

Clever. Who thought of that!?

Cher

[RoccoR5955]

20. Excellent perspective

I like this shot a lot!

[snagglepuss]

22. YAY!!! Go Bernie Go!