But did you really SEE the Inauguration?

More tidbytes from Cayce:

OK, OK, so we all missed George Washington's Inauguration on April 30, 1789, in, yes, that's right, NEW YORK CITY.

 

To see the recent inauguration, look at this:

One helluva picture!

Zoom into it, you will not believe the detail.

Check out 41's hat.

Cheney does resemble Potter from "It's A Wonderful Life" ...

Great Expectations: Super Barack

 

 

A wall on 3rd Avenue in the East Village.

Photos by Cayce Crown.

 

New York's Historic Legislative Results

The Staten Island seat, relinquished by outgoing Republican, Vito Fossella (in the news this year for a drunk driving arrest and an extramarital affair), was won last night by Michael McMahon, which means that the entire congressional delegation of New York City will be Democratic for the first time in 35 years!

And with last night's capture of 32 seats of the State Senate, Democrats will be in control of the governorship and BOTH houses of the Legislature for the first time in MORE than 35 years...in fact, for the first time since 1935!

The Apollo in Harlem Congratulates the President-Elect!

From Little Byter, Bruce Roberts, who appeared in Herald Square, Parts One and Two.

 

"Last night as soon as Barack Obama won the presidency Harlem erupted.   It was amazing.  We filmed a great deal of the celebration out our window.  I got my coat on and followed the parade up to 125th Street.  I lived history a few hours ago but was amazed to see this picture not even 5 minutes after it was announced."

 

 

Photo by Bruce Roberts

A TAD OF TWEED IN TED

Last week, Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska was found guilty on all seven felony counts for failing to report a quarter of a million dollars in gifts and services.  While that is indeed an impressive take, let's not forget our own Boss Tweed who in the nineteenth century managed to steal so much more.  Here's a byte we made last summer about New York's most corrupt politician--coincidentally titled "Twice the Price of Alaska."

Notes and credits for this byte as well as the rest of this video tour up Broadway from Bowling Green to Columbus Circle can be found HERE.