New York City Politicians and Activists Protest Outside Trump Tower During Inauguration

Marc Faletti
Heavily armored NYPD officers guard the entrance to Trump Tower. Marc Faletti/Rewire
New York City Council member Jumaane Williams from the 45th District in Brooklyn discusses the importance of civil disobedience. Marc Faletti/Rewire
New York City Council member Carlos Menchaca, chair of the Committee on Immigration and a member of the LGBT Caucus, speaks. Marc Faletti/Rewire
Activist and pastor Gilford T. Monrose speaks. Marc Faletti/Rewire
Activist Kirsten John Foy speaks. Marc Faletti/Rewire
Activist and organizer Marisol Alcantara discusses the importance of protecting immigrants and people of color in the United States. Marc Faletti/Rewire
Activists and Council members take to the street to block traffic on Fifth Avenue outside Trump Tower. Marc Faletti/Rewire
The NYPD joins the media in filming the protest in front of Trump Tower. Marc Faletti/Rewire
Activist and pastor Gilbert T. Monrose is arrested by the NYPD. Marc Faletti/Rewire
New York City Council member Jumaane Williams is arrested on Fifth Avenue. Marc Faletti/Rewire
Protesters are loaded into a police van after arrest outside Trump Tower. Marc Faletti/Rewire
Protesters chant and look on as arrests are made in front of Trump Tower. Marc Faletti/Rewire
A protester leads chants in support of those arrested. Marc Faletti/Rewire
After the arrests, protests continued across Fifth Avenue from Trump Tower. Marc Faletti/Rewire
A protest sign looms over the crowd in front of Trump Tower. Marc Faletti/Rewire

As President Donald Trump took the stage at his inauguration, New York City politicians and activists took to the street in front of Trump Tower to demonstrate against the incoming administration. Led by City Council Member Jumaane Williams of Brooklyn, speakers committed to resist attacks on the rights of women, immigrants, people of color, the LGBTQ community, and all groups targeted by Trump since his campaign began.

Participants then took to the street in an act Council member Williams described as “civil disobedience,” blocking traffic on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower’s main entrance. After a few minutes, NYPD officers arrested the participants as onlookers chanted in support of the protest. Protests continued outside Trump Tower into the afternoon.