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You’re already late for Black Friday shopping

New Yorkers fortified by hefty Thanksgiving feasts are ready to burst through the doors of department stores, boutiques and toy and electronic shops to gobble up merchandise on Black Friday, America’s biggest shopping day.

Some of New York’s biggest names geared up for a huge sales day on Friday, including:

  • Macy’s swung open the doors at Herald Square at 6 p.m. Thursday and will remain open until 11 p.m. Friday, with sales on just about every piece of clothing and jewelry.
  • Saks Fifth Avenue opens at 8 a.m. Friday in hopes of moving jackets, ladies apparel and shoes at deep discounts. The store was set to offer a $75 gift card with the purchase of some $150 items.
  • Bloomingdale’s, at 1000 Third Ave., was poised to open at 8 a.m. Friday and offer discounts based on money spent. A shopper shelling out more than $400 could get as much as 25 percent off.
  • Lord & Taylor, at 424 Fifth Ave., was open for much of Thursday and opened again Friday at 12:25 a.m., selling select dresses at 35 percent off and women’s fall boots at 50 percent off.
  • Uniqlo, at 666 Fifth Ave., opens at 6 a.m. with massive sales, with discounts on just about every piece of winter outerwear.
  • Modell’s Sporting Goods stores planned to open at 6 a.m. Friday with discounts between 25 and 50 percent on outerwear and winter sports gear.
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It was expected that 135.8 million Americans would shop this Black Friday weekend, according to the National Retail Federation.

That could be up a little from the 2014 Black Friday weekend, which drew 133.7 million to retail cash registers.

Brooklyn resident Jennifer Geraci, 25, was strolling though a downtown Century 21 store on Thursday and she said she was ready to shop on Black Friday — and just about any other day until Dec. 25.

“I’m just killing time before we start eating like animals,” Geraci said Thursday. “We’re gonna eat later but shop now. We shop all the way from now until Christmas Eve — [looking for] everything, Xbox, TV, laptop [computers], clothes.”

New Yorkers who couldn’t wait for Black Friday got a jump Thursday on deals and meals.

Customers wait in line to enter Toys R Us in Times Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales.Getty Images

When doors at Toys R Us cracked open in Times Square at the stroke of 5 p.m., parents and kids cheered, clapped and flooded the venerable store to unofficially kick off the Christmas season.

“We had an early Thanksgiving lunch just to make sure we had a spot in line,” said 37-year-old Rego Park mom Vanessa Eres, with two kids, 10 and 12, in tow.

“I tell kids every year that Thanksgiving is like a mini Christmas because the family gets together — so I promise them one toy or game each.”

Long lines and heavy security greeted Toys R Us shoppers, but customers didn’t seem to mind.

“It’s just a really great time. And what’s also good is that the security people here are very organized,” said Kevin Shou, 41, with his wife and three kids from Hoboken.

“They let everyone inside in small groups so there’s no running or crowding. It’s very safe and fun, which I like.”

Additional reporting by David K. Li and Gabriella Bass