November 3, 2020 was like no other election day before. The streets in New York were oddly quiet and there were hardly any lines at the poll stations. With votes still being counted for days after election day, people are as anxious as ever waiting to see what the outcome will be.
As election day was coming to an end and the polls were closing, businesses were busy boarding up their stores as if a war was on the horizon. Kristin McGowan, a former Hillary Clinton volunteer, was posted up at Washington Square Park selling “Buttons for the Resistance” for $1 each. People were buying Biden/Harris and “Go Fact Yourself” buttons in the hopes of President Trump being elected out of office.
Around 8:30 p.m. Republicans met uptown at the Metropolitan Republican club for an election viewing party titled “Trump Victory Party”. While Trump supporters gathered around the screen in a celebratory mood, protesters hit the streets downtown marching holding signs saying, “Trump/Pence OUT NOW”.
This is how Election Day looked like in NYC.
A person takes a selfie on a selfie stick dressed head to toe in American flag print in Time Square on November 3, 2020. Photo by Michelle Diaz
A Jewish Trump supporter attends the “Trump Victory Party” at the Metropolitan Republican Club. November 3, 2020. Photo by Michelle Diaz
Anti-Trump protestors gather around Union Square Park on November 3, 2020. Photo by Michelle Diaz
Bystanders in SoHo, NY stop to read the “Wall of Lies” created by The Washington Post. The mural features 20,000 of Trump’s lies all colored coded by a certain issue. November 3, 2020. Photo by Michelle Diaz
A sign displayed outside of a business in SoHo, NY. November 3, 2020. Photo by Michelle Diaz
Two workers board up the doors and windows of a store in SoHo, NY. November 3, 2020. Photo by Michelle Diaz
Kristin McGowan, a former Hillary Clinton volunteer, sells “Buttons for the Resistance” in Washington Square Park on November 3, 2020. Photo by Michelle Diaz
A couple sits outside of the New York Public Library on November 3, 2020. Photo by Michelle Diaz
A person dressed as President Donald J. Trump walks in front of Trump Tower giving a thumbs up to bystanders on November 3, 2020. Photo by Michelle Diaz
This is a project of Lori Grinker’s graduate photojournalism class.
