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Hundreds of New Yorkers, including mayor Bill de Blasio, are expressing their sympathy for and solidarity with Paris this afternoon at a crowded vigil in Washington Square Park. The mayor addressed members of the press, giving his condolences to the people of France. Here are a few tweets from the scene:
The crowd begins to softly sing the French national anthem below arch in Washington Square Park #nyc #Prayers4Paris pic.twitter.com/yyLer1DBbR
— Marina Villeneuve (@marinav13) November 14, 2015
Mayor @BilldeBlasio at Washington Square Park in show of support for the people of Paris and all of France. pic.twitter.com/2uEvwAO4E7
— Marti Adams Baker (@Marti_Adams) November 14, 2015
#NewYork : gathering in Washington Square Park in memory to victims of terrorism in #Paris, with Mayor @deBlasioNYC pic.twitter.com/SMyLmzymz7
— La France à l'ONU (@franceonu) November 14, 2015
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks in Washington Square Park on the #ParisAttacks. @nyunews pic.twitter.com/HKMiKIhwww
— Alex Bazeley (@a_bazeley) November 14, 2015
A candlelight vigil is also scheduled tonight at 7pm at the French Consulate, and the Empire State Building will be dark (as will the Eiffel Tower) in mourning for the victims of last night's horrifying attack.