What to Know
- Protesters were marching up Fifth Avenue from Washington Square Park on Thursday in the second day of demonstrations following the election
- At least 60 people were arrested when thousands marched in the streets of New York City to protest President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday
- They gathered in front of Trump Tower and Trump International Hotel to voice their anger and fear over a Trump presidency
Protesters marched Thursday in a second day of demonstrations denouncing the election of President-elect Donald Trump, and police are implementing new security measures around his midtown home in response.
Hundreds of protesters marched between Union Square and Washington Square Park Thursday afternoon to send a message that they don't support him or his policies. Later, they gathered and chanted across the street from Trump Tower, where police have set up barricades.
"It's important to let the rest of the country know that the president they've chosen in not our president," said David Montricher.
"It's not the popular vote," said Jada Johnson. "People are hurting from this. Look at everyone."
Not everyone agreed.
"I think it's absolutely crazy," Nadia Ramnarine said of the protests. "I think it's a little too late. We are stuck with Trump."
"This is like a hard hit reality," she said. "He's here and he's going to be here for at least four years."
Protesters, security and barricades are becoming the new normal at Trump Tower and the surrounding area in midtown: Police are now blocking off 56th Street between Fifth and Madison avenues, which is the entrance Trump uses to enter Trump Tower. And the sidewalk in front of Trump Tower is also blocked off between 56th and 57th streets, open only to those doing business or shopping at Trump Tower.
"It's an inconvenience, I'm not gonna lie," said Upper East Side resident Ed Egilinsky, who says he has to change his commute by walking up or down a few blocks and cutting across.
It's not clear what will be done on 56th Street once Trump moves to the White House but in the meantime people will have to continue navigating around the new security blockades.
Evidently the anti-Trump protest here in NYC is 20 blocks long. pic.twitter.com/FM4TD3Outc
— Jim Caruso (@JimCaruso1) November 10, 2016
A scuffle broke out Thursday night at the corner of 55th Street and Fifth Avenue when two women who were protesting and a pedestrian exchanged words, according to witnesses. The protesters pushed the man to the ground, injuring him.
Police arrested the two protesters; no charges have been filed. The victim was taken to St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital and was listed in serious but stable condition.
No other protest-related arrests were reported Thursday.
Late Thursday night, Trump went back on Twitter to take on the protesters who have gathered in cities across the nation since his election. Trump tweeted: "Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!"
Thursday's march comes hours after a pair of raucous protests that originated in Columbus Circle and Union Square before converging outside Trump Tower and Trump International Hotel. At least 65 people were arrested during those demonstrations, mostly for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Similar anti-Trump protests also continued for a second straight day in other American cities Thursday.
At a subway station along 14th Street, New Yorkers are expressing their thoughts along the walls of a walkway using sticky notes - "Time to Fight Back" and "Keep the Faith! Our work is just beginning!"
Despite spending his entire life in New York City, Trump was not a popular choice in the Big Apple on Election Day. He was beaten by Clinton in every borough except Staten Island. He also lost the popular vote statewide by nearly a 2-to-1 margin.
