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WOMEN'S MARCH

On the Ground at the New York City Women’s March

Written by Emilia Petrarca

Photographs by Angela Datre

Jan. 22, 2017

In New York City on Saturday, hundreds of thousands of marchers stood in solidarity with those participating in Women’s Marches happening around the world. The crowd gathered on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and made their way West up Fifth Avenue towards Trump Tower. The number of protesters was far more than anticipated and the already-congested city came to a complete standstill, with traffic forcibly stalled between Second and Fifth and marchers reciting slogans aimed at the new president: “Hey hey, ho, ho, Donald Trump has got to go.” Energy remained high throughout and everyone from babies in strollers to elderly with walkers lingered in the streets until long after dark. See photographs from the scene, here.

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A large crowd gathered and holding a protest poster at the New York City Women’s March

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A man in a black jacket and a red beanie with a white female symbol at the New York City Women’s Mar...

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A woman with her arms raised and a text protest text print on her shirt at the New York City Women’s...

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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'The thing about rights is: they're not actually supposed to be voted on. That's why they're called ...

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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Photo by Angela Datre.

A large crowd gathered holding various protest posters at the New York City Women's March

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A man looking through a window of a building and waving at the New York City Women's March

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A woman in a brown jacket and a man in a black jacket and a crowd behind them at the New York City W...

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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Two women and two children holding the poster 'This is what a feminist looks like.'

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A woman in a black-white jacket and holding a protest poster 'Respeta mi existencia o espera resiste...

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A group of people sitting on a wall and a large crowd in the background at the New York City Women's...

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A woman n a jacket and beanie holding a tambourine at the New York City Women's March

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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Two women holding a 'We stand together' and 'Our rights are not for grabs neither are we' at the Ne...

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A man holding a poster 'Who run the world? GIRLS!' at the New York City Women's March

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A woman and a man smiling and holding a poster with a crowd standing behind them at the New York Cit...

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A woman in a red jacket and pink skirt holding a sign 'You don't own me!' at the New York City Women...

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A man and a woman looking through a window in a holding the American Flag at the New York City Women...

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A large crowd gathered and holding protest posters and signs at the New York City Women's March

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A man holding a sign 'A woman should be her body's ruler' at the New York City Women's March

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A woman waving from a window in a building at the New York City Women's March

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A large crowd gathered and a man climbing onto a tree at the New York City Women's March

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A boy holding the sign 'Defeat Trump join the rebellion' at the New York City Women's March

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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Two men climbing onto a building constructions at the New York City Women's March

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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Two men holding two 'Not my president' signs at the New York City Women's March

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A woman holding a large middle finger sign and a woman holding a protest poster at the New York City...

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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A woman in a black jacket with words written over her face at the New York City Women's March

The scene at the New York City Women’s March, which took place on Saturday, January 21, 2017.