Protests held across the United States Saturday, April 5 drew thousands, if not millions, of Americans to the streets to rally against the actions of the Trump administration.
Some dozen “Hands Off!” protests were held across New York state, with several in the Lower Hudson Valley and three in New York City.
Video from lohud’s Seth Harrison shows thousands marching through the streets of Manhattan, including plenty of Lower Hudson Valley locals that made the trek despite a drizzly weather and unseasonable cold.
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Across the Cuomo Bridge and into Westchester, about 500 protesters posted up outside Harbor Island Park in Mamaroneck, hoisting up homemade signs and chanting in unison.
Video from lohud’s John Meore shows big crowds protesting cuts to Medicaid, education and more from the sidewalk near the intersection of Boston Post and Fenimore roads.
“We’re seeing the unity of people who recognize that America is being disassembled and reassembled in a way that is not American,” Howard Fleischer, 67, of Ossining, said at the Mamaroneck rally, which drew well over 500 people despite the weather. “Real fear has taken hold because the bully in Washington is going after the courts and legal firms. It’s difficult for opponents to get around them.”
Contributing: Lohud’s Seth Harrison, John Meore and Gary Stern.
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