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Famous NYC Macy's at Herald Square boarded up ahead of Election Day

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The Macy's at Herald Square has begun boarding up windows, anticipating protests from the result of the 2020 Presidential Election.

WPIX-TV cameras saw workers boarding up along the famous storefront Friday evening.

A variety of Fifth Avenue stores were boarding up on Friday afternoon and some as early as 9 a.m. Many Manhattan stores were looted in the unrest following the death of George Floyd in late May and early June.

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