Peruvian Election in NY Part I

Yesterday, thousands of Peruvians waited as long as five hours to vote for their home country's next president at Queens College in Flushing.

The top three candidates were Ollanta Humala, Keiko Fujimori, and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (also known as PPK). The latter was the favorite among young Peruvians, as he has over 65,000 fans on Facebook.

After such a long wait, some didn't even get a chance to cast their vote before the polls closed at 6pm.

According to the National Electoral Processes Office (ONPE), the official results from Sunday's first round of Peru's presidential election was the following:

Ollanta Humala: 28.06 percent

Keiko Fujimori: 22.49 percent

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski: 22.29 percent

The two leading candidates will advance to a run-off on June 5 since no one won a majority. PPK is out of the running, yet his fans are still commenting on his page hoping for a miracle.

Photos by Eduardo Martinez

Kim, The Juice Guy on 1st and 1st

Kim, who works at Lucy Juicy's on 1st St. and 1st Ave. loves New York City and its people. He loves that it's so diverse, that skin colors don't matter, and that a man can be a woman if they so choose.

He has been working selling fresh juice and coffee in a shack on this vibrant NYC corner for the past two years. He has traveled the world, but this is one of his all-time favorite spots.

His secret to life: Live in New York, but get out and travel often.

"That's how I keep New York smelling like rose water," he says. "Where else can you get a cafe con leche Thai food just down the street?"