New York, N.Y. - Arkansas resident Marcela Tapia’s visit to the Empire State (http://www.iloveny.com/) included red carpet treatment from her favorite celebrity, Twilight Saga star Peter Facinelli. On December 15, Facinelli, who was on-set shooting an episode of Showtime series Nurse Jackie, welcomed Tapia and her husband, at the Queens-based studio, providing them with a set tour and introductions to other big-name Nurse Jackie actors, including New York native Edie Falco, before taping a playful one-on-one mock interview with Tapia about why Facinelli loves his home state of New York. The meet-and-greet resulted after Tapia won the Grand Prize in I LOVE NEW YORK’S Twitter sweepstakes featuring round trip tickets to New York via JetBlue Airlines (www.jetblue.com), luxurious hotel accommodations for two nights at The Sherry Netherland (www.sherrynetherland.com), two tickets to the set of the Showtime series Nurse Jackie to visit Facinelli, and a gift basket from I LOVE NEW YORK and EscapeMaker.com. (more…)