Barack Obama has been elected the 44th president of the United States - the first African American ever to ascend to that post - saying during his victory speech: "This victory alone is not the change we seek; it is only the chance for us to make that change."

For anyone who's curious about the NYC presidential race results, here they are, with 99 percent of precincts reporting:

- Obama: 1,843,678

- McCain: 482,763