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A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Nosher meets up with Phil in the financial district before we head off to the East Village and Katz's Deli for lunch. However, we are greeted on our exit from the subway in Union Square to the sight of thousands of people protesting the new immigration bill recently passed by Congress. The day after is the final day of a whistle-stop return to New York, so with most of the day to play around with, Nosher dumps the luggage at the Marriott Courtyard on 40th Street and walks to nearby Bryant Park and the Public Library, before getting on the subway to head up to Central Park and wander back down to Columbus Circle.

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An immigrant-worker demo in Union Square, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

An immigrant-worker demo in Union Square

A placard of Che Guevara is waved around, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A placard of Che Guevara is waved around

A photographer's on the phone, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A photographer's on the phone

Massed flag waving, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Massed flag waving

A young Mexican looks up, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A young Mexican looks up

A mass of demonstrators in Union Square, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A mass of demonstrators in Union Square

A baby is waved around, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A baby is waved around

Students protesting, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Students protesting

A big US flag, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A big US flag

The demo heads off down a street, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

The demo heads off down a street

A big building-side Bacardi advert, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A big building-side Bacardi advert

A classic brownstone block, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A classic brownstone block

The old Lesehalle Free Library, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

The old Lesehalle Free Library

Bohemian like you, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Bohemian like you

The Trash Vaudeville shop, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

The Trash Vaudeville shop

East Village street life, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

East Village street life

Body piercings and street life, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Body piercings and street life

A Falafel and 'Cheese Teak' outlet, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A Falafel and 'Cheese Teak' outlet

Sneakers on an overhead traffic light, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Sneakers on an overhead traffic light

The owner of Milon looks out, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

The owner of Milon looks out

Inside Katz's deli, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Inside Katz's deli

More Deli life, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

More Deli life

The 'Send a Salami' neon sign, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

The 'Send a Salami' neon sign

Phil in Katz's Deli, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Phil in Katz's Deli

An Elvis impersonator listens to 'Wooden Heart', A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

An Elvis impersonator listens to 'Wooden Heart'

Stacked-up skyscraper, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Stacked-up skyscraper

A sleeping guitarist, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A sleeping guitarist

Café chairs by a fountain, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Café chairs by a fountain

Bright pink tulips, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Bright pink tulips

The steel frame of a new building is welded, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

The steel frame of a new building is welded

Stone, and inscruitable windows, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Stone, and inscruitable windows

A tree-lined avenue, all leaning south, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A tree-lined avenue, all leaning south

The Empire State Building reflected in glass, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

The Empire State Building reflected in glass

A homeless guy sleeps on a café table, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A homeless guy sleeps on a café table

A statue of some dude, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A statue of some dude

The Chrysler Building, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

The Chrysler Building

The front of the New York Public Library, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

The front of the New York Public Library

A guy escapes by climbing into his hot-dog van, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A guy escapes by climbing into his hot-dog van

Wheeling around a few cases of water, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Wheeling around a few cases of water

The grand entrance to New York Public Library, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

The grand entrance to New York Public Library

Flags flying down 5th Avenue, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Flags flying down 5th Avenue

The lions of the New York Public Library, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

The lions of the New York Public Library

Another glimpse of the Empire State Building, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Another glimpse of the Empire State Building

Break dancers in Bryant Street Subway, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Break dancers in Bryant Street Subway

A break-dancer is a blur, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A break-dancer is a blur

A break-dance hand stand, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A break-dance hand stand

A break-dancing push up, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A break-dancing push up

A food cart outside the Museum of Natural History, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A food cart outside the Museum of Natural History

People on a bench, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

People on a bench

In Central Park, tourists get pedalled around, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

In Central Park, tourists get pedalled around

Central Park Petanque, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Central Park Petanque

'Spook Central' - the Ghostbusters Building, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

'Spook Central' - the Ghostbusters Building

Shiny gold chariot at the entrance to Central Park, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Shiny gold chariot at the entrance to Central Park

Cycle-taxis wait to lure passing tourists, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Cycle-taxis wait to lure passing tourists

Steel globe in Columbus Circle, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Steel globe in Columbus Circle

Iconic steam pipes, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Iconic steam pipes

The Trump Hotel, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

The Trump Hotel

Some sort of photo shoot occurs, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Some sort of photo shoot occurs

New York Police Department officers and their dogs, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

New York Police Department officers and their dogs

Another steaming pipe, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

Another steaming pipe

A warehouse fire at Greenpoint, Brooklyn, A Union Square Demo, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle, New York, US - 2nd May 2006

A warehouse fire at Greenpoint, Brooklyn

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An immigrant-worker demo in Union Square

An immigrant-worker demo in Union Square

A placard of Che Guevara is waved around

A photographer's on the phone

Massed flag waving

A young Mexican looks up

A mass of demonstrators in Union Square

A baby is waved around

Students protesting

A big US flag

The demo heads off down a street

A big building-side Bacardi advert

A classic brownstone block

The old Lesehalle Free Library

Bohemian like you

The Trash Vaudeville shop

East Village street life

Body piercings and street life

A Falafel and 'Cheese Teak' outlet

Sneakers on an overhead traffic light

The owner of Milon looks out

Inside Katz's deli

More Deli life

The 'Send a Salami' neon sign

Phil in Katz's Deli

An Elvis impersonator listens to 'Wooden Heart'

Stacked-up skyscraper

A sleeping guitarist

Café chairs by a fountain

Bright pink tulips

The steel frame of a new building is welded

Stone, and inscruitable windows

A tree-lined avenue, all leaning south

The Empire State Building reflected in glass

A homeless guy sleeps on a café table

A statue of some dude

The Chrysler Building

The front of the New York Public Library

A guy escapes by climbing into his hot-dog van

Wheeling around a few cases of water

The grand entrance to New York Public Library

Flags flying down 5th Avenue

The lions of the New York Public Library

Another glimpse of the Empire State Building

Break dancers in Bryant Street Subway

A break-dancer is a blur

A break-dance hand stand

A break-dancing push up

A food cart outside the Museum of Natural History

People on a bench

In Central Park, tourists get pedalled around

Central Park Petanque

'Spook Central' - the Ghostbusters Building

Shiny gold chariot at the entrance to Central Park

Cycle-taxis wait to lure passing tourists

Steel globe in Columbus Circle

Iconic steam pipes

The Trump Hotel

Some sort of photo shoot occurs

New York Police Department officers and their dogs

Another steaming pipe

A warehouse fire at Greenpoint, Brooklyn