May Day 2012 in Photographs
May Day, a call for a global general strike, hit the streets of New York City. Protests took place at Bryant Park, Times Square, Madison Square Park, Sara D. Roosevelt Park, SoHo, Chinatown, Union Square, Broadway and the Financial District.Photographs are arranged chronologically.
Riot police prepare to remove demonstrators from the sidewalk in front of the Capital Grille on East 42nd Street.

At Sara D. Roosevelt Park on E. Houston Street protesters hold a banner which conceals three metal bars. NYPD officers confiscated the metal bars prior to the "Wildcat" march.

Two protesters arrested at the start of the Wildcat march, triggering a reverse in march direction as crowd takes off unfettered into SoHo and China Town.

Plain clothed NYPD sergeant attempts to stop marcher as protesters pull to release him. The marcher eventually escapes.
All photographs and captions by Jenady Garshofsky and John Bolger.