1.0link221247<![CDATA[New York Mourns Michael Jackson's Death: Al Sharpton Makes Statement (VIDEO)]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/26/new-york-mourns-michael-j_n_221247.html(AP) People moonwalked outside the Apollo Theater, where Michael Jackson performed as a child, and texted their friends from around Times Square on Thursday to spread the word that the King of Pop was dead.
A low groan went up from a crowd outside Times Square as a JumboTron screen flashed the news that Jackson had died in Los Angeles at age 50. People pulled out their cell phones to alert their friends.