Following a swelling protest at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, Saturday evening, demonstrations continued on Sunday in Battery Park in Lower Manhattan.
The crowd, protesting a travel ban order signed by President Donald Trump,grew from 5,000 to 10,000, according to the mayor’s office.
Make that 10,000 (and growing!) https://t.co/xS1Om0ZTcs
— NYC Mayor’s Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 29, 2017
We stand with the 5,000 (and growing!) New Yorkers in #BatteryPark. Please remember to protest safely. pic.twitter.com/yM6enknFOA
— NYC Mayor’s Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 29, 2017
I’m with you #BatteryPark and with everyone across America delivering Pres Trump a vociferous NO on his Exec action #ourNY #NoBanNoWall https://t.co/FlEfeQILnA
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 29, 2017
Schumer arrives at #BatteryPark pic.twitter.com/BBwnMWOfJm
— Kira (@aquivienekirita) January 29, 2017
