Vermont senator and the Democratic presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders claimed a huge crowd during his New York rally ahead of  New York primaries on April 19.

According to the campaign and a production company, more than  28,300 people were attracted towards the  Sanders rally.  NBC News reported that, the New York rally break the previous campaign's record of  28,000 people in  Portland, Oregon, in August 2015.

"In case you haven't noticed, there are a lot of people here this afternoon!" Sanders bellowed to cheers as he took the stage after veteran actor Danny DeVito glowingly introduced him.

According to the campaign, Sanders claimed around 18,000 people to the South Bronx by March end. Over  27,000 people showed up to hear him at Washington Square Park during the last week.

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