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May Day protests: Photos of the 2017 NYC demonstrations

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  • May Day protesters gather in Foley Square in Manhattan on Monday, May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Mayor Bill de Blasio with a man at the May Day rally in Foley Square in Manhattan on Monday, May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito speaks to the crowd in Foley Square in Manhattan during a May Day rally on Monday, May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • May Day demonstrators gather at Manhattan's Foley Square on Monday, May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Alex Evis, with his 6-year-old daughter Bronwen Evis, take part in the May Day rally in Foley Square in Manhattan on Monday, May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Demonstrators gather in Foley Square in Manhattan for a May Day event on Monday, May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • People gather in Union Square Park for May Day demonstrations on Monday, May 1, 2017. May Day, also called International Workers' Day, dates to 1886 when about 300,000 workers across the country walked off their jobs to demand better working conditions.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • May Day demonstrators in Manhattan's Foley Square on Monday, May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • People gather in Union Square Park for May Day demonstrations on Monday, May 1, 2017. May Day, also called International Workers' Day, dates to 1886 when about 300,000 workers across the country walked off their jobs to demand better working conditions.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Angelica Martes, 67, attends a May Day rally in Foley Square in Manhattan on May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • People gather in Union Square Park for May Day demonstrations on Monday, May 1, 2017. May Day, also called International Workers' Day, dates to 1886 when about 300,000 workers across the country walked off their jobs to demand better working conditions.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • People gather in Union Square Park for May Day demonstrations on Monday, May 1, 2017. May Day, also called International Workers' Day, dates to 1886 when about 300,000 workers across the country walked off their jobs to demand better working conditions.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Manhattanites Susan Cole, 73, and Denise Martin, 76, attend a May Day rally in Foley Square on May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • May Day protesters in Manhattan's Foley Square on Monday, May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • May Day demonstrators gather in Manhattan's Union Square Park on Monday, May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A supporter of President Donald Trump joins a May Day rally in Union Square Park on May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • President Trump supporters shout at adversaries gathered in Union Square Park for May Day demonstrations on May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • People gather in Union Square Park for May Day demonstrations on May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A man holds a sign during a May Day demonstration in Washington Square Park on Monday, May 1, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Manhattan’s parks were filled with May Day demonstrators on Monday.

Rallies in support of immigrant workers were being held in Union Square Park, Washington Square Park and Foley Square throughout the day.

The Foley Square demonstration featured a slew of speakers, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Public Advocate Letitia James and city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Scroll through to see photos from the demonstrations.

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