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Leon Vega, Jr., 42 and homeless, voted for the first time on Election Day. …
It's a steady rise for the Dow Jones on election day, as voters and workers weigh in on the economy, and show some love for the major candidates.
OTB patrons in Maspeth largely support John McCain – but they're not putting any money on him.
Former New Yorkers living in Alaska have been deluged by questions from family and friends since John McCain picked Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. "The first thing say, is 'Oh – Palinland,'" says one native Brooklynite.
On the last weekend of the campaign, thousands of New Yorkers – Barack Obama fans and John McCain supporters, alike – hit Pennsylvania for a final pre-election get-out-the-vote effort.
New York City’s growing ethnic press, usually devoted to community-specific concerns, is riveted to the election.
Some of the city’s own Joe Six-Packs – the working-class guys on the Bronx's Arthur Avenue – aren’t buying Sarah Palin’s claims that she represents the average American.