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Crowds flock to Obama in NYC
01:03 - Source: CNN

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Obama surprised New Yorkers while grabbing coffee

Hundreds gathered to get a glimpse of the 44th President

CNN  — 

Hundreds of cheering onlookers got a glimpse of former President Barack Obama Friday in New York City as he left a Fifth Avenue building after grabbing coffee.

The last pictures seen publicly of Obama were from a getaway to the British Virgin Islands with former First Lady Michelle Obama and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson.