Lower East Side Reaction to Biden Presidential Victory
Signs on Elizabeth Street, Photo: Eddie Panta
Jubilation remains in the air just days after Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States.
Whether from rooftop or blacktop, pedestrians, motorists, and residents made feelings known. Honking horns, pots clanging, screaming, and the like became the Saturday afternoon symphony.
Then yesterday evening, the canvas above the Bowery Mural Wall played host to a projection of the Biden/Harris acceptance speech from the night before.
This is the Lower East Side! pic.twitter.com/P8obpPfK6C
— Nathan J. Riddle (@NathanRiddleLES) November 7, 2020
From the Lower East Side. The entire city is screaming. pic.twitter.com/ZP3F8PKiLm
— Chris Sommerfeldt (@C_Sommerfeldt) November 7, 2020
Lower East Side š¤ pic.twitter.com/k0NhvJ5gTM
— marielisa orellana (@marieorl) November 7, 2020
Lower east side is alive! https://t.co/Q1jIC29wuf
— Harvey Epstein åē¶ D. č¾ę®ęÆę±(ē·) (@HarveyforNY) November 7, 2020
Horrible quality but a look at the lower east side rn pic.twitter.com/1Vm0yIDyY3
— DylfundthePolice š“ (@antiDyllic) November 7, 2020
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