04.29.10 (posted 05.01.10) - working in the financial district of manhattan... several things are for sure. one, there is always a ton of tourists. two, it is a ghost town after 4:30 pm. three, the path along broadway is a popular route for parades and demonstrations.
today, there were barricades all throughout the area. i figured it had to be some kind of march. although i didn't see it, i certainly heard it in my office one block away and up on the 18th floor. the chanting crowds were strong and boisterous.
i had taken a picture of tourists around lunch time posing next to the wall street bull not knowing what the rally would happen hours later. on my way home, i realized what all the barricades were for. some protesters left their signs calling to "reclaim our democracy" and "hold wall street accountable". i later learned that the huge march was organized by several unions to protest against rising unemployment and bail outs for wall street and big banks.
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