Selfie tower: Trump’s home becomes NYC’s hottest backdrop
NEW YORK — Outside Donald Trump’s gilded skyscraper, many in the slow-moving sidewalk throng come for the sole purpose of snapping selfies, some to capture a bit of history and others to offer the new president their one-fingered salute.
Trump Tower, always a popular spot for visitors, has become even more of a spectacle since Election Day, with the selfie stick-toting thatch of gawkers mixing with, and sometimes posing with, the heavily armed police.
“OK, you’ve got your picture, now move along,” one officer repeated as he stood guard along a Fifth Avenue that has come to resemble its new nickname: Fort Trump.
But new metal and concrete barricades, scores of police, and pedestrian checkpoints have done little this week to stop the crowds from gathering 26 floors below where Trump has been holed up interviewing potential cabinet candidates and planning his new administration.