New York, NY —

This morning in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn a long line stretched down Macon Street as residents waited one to two hours to cast their vote at P.S. 262, the El-Hajj Malik al-Shabazz elementary school at the corner of Malcolm X Boulevard.

Egypt Griffin was videotaping the scene for posterity. She said she was impressed to see the long line of voters waiting patiently in the sunshine and what it meant for the community.

GRIFFIN: I see a community coming together to make a change. That's exactly what I've seen. People finally ready to make a change and exercise their right to vote.

REPORTER: Many said they were voting not just for themselves but for parents and relatives who died before being able to vote for an African-American for president.