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Black Friday Shoppers Cram City Stores in Search of Deals

By  Nicholas Rizzi Trevor Kapp and Sybile Penhirin | November 27, 2015 10:11am 

 Shoppers packed Macy's and other Herald Square shops for Black Friday deals.
Shoppers Flock to Herald Square for Black Friday
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MANHATTAN — Black Friday crowds packed city stores hunting for bargains on the busiest shopping day of the year.

Shoppers, many of whom had lined up outside locked doors since dawn, crowded Macy's on 34th Street looking for discounts.

"I got a toaster, a blender, pillows, linens," said Angela Ivamova, 50, of Sheepshead Bay. "I saved more than $500. I do most of my shopping on Black Friday. There are very big lines, but it's worth it."

"I didn't sleep last night. I got here at 5:30 this morning," said Lionel Munoz, 15, of the Bronx who bought sweaters, pants and a stuffed animal at Aeropostale.

"I bought one thing for myself and something for my girlfriend."

Others, like Annmarie Doering, 55, woke up early to grab a train from New Jersey to get to Fifth Avenue at 8:30 a.m. for her annual Black Friday shopping trip.

"We saved about $200," said Doering, who was with her niece and daughter. "That's our thing, we've been coming to the city for many years."

At the American Girl store on 5th Avenue, parents took their children to get some discounts on the pricey dolls.

"I have five, this is my sixth, but I like this one cause it looks like me," said Tatyana Rodriguez, 9, of The Bronx, who's dad took her to the shop. "It was my birthday and I got good grades, so my dad bought it for me."

"I'm glad she's happy," said her father, Sergio Rodriguez, 40, a union plumber. "I work hard, but this makes the job worth it."

Rennee Townsend, 53, and her husband Jeffrey Townsend, 47, were visiting the city from Virginia and spent nearly $5,000 at stores around Fifth Avenue.

"We started at 7 a.m. and we're going to keep shopping all day," said Rennee Townsend.

"One more day like this and we're going to be homeless," her husband, who didn't buy anything but just carried her bags, said.

And while some shoppers were happy with the deals they got, others like Stephanie Bravo, 15, thought the sales had been better in previous years.

"I'm a little disappointed," said Bravo, of the Upper West Side, who went to Macy's with her mom to buy clothing. 

"It used to be 50 percent off for most things, now it's just 20."