I was at the Climate March, at least 500,000 or more.

[edhopper]

It started on Central Park West with over 30 blocks packed with people.
At one point it stretched from North of the Museum of Natural History to Times Square.
When half that space is full on New Years Eve they talk about millions being there.
The cops there said they thought it was at least half a million or more.
The crowds were massive, the under-reporting is shameful.
Just look at the pics, it was much bigger than they are saying.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/21/peoples-climate-march_n_5857902.html

[onecent]

1. WHY do they always lie??????

They always lie in favor of the freakin' republicans

[edhopper]

2. They pay

their bills.
Look who advertises on the Nightly News; Shell, BP.....

[freshwest]

28. And their owners are stockholders in fossil fuel corparations.

[Control-Z]

3. My local hate-radio station

reported thousands. That they were hoping for up to 100,000.

[barbtries]

8. what's even worse

nbc and cbs are reporting thousands on their webpages. sick.

[JaneyVee]

4. I'm still there, WELL over 100,000 strong.

Daily Mail has some pics. I have my own may upload later: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2764199/Massive-New-York-march-aims-focus-worlds-eyes-climate-change.html#ixzz3Dz0LkOPC

[edhopper]

6. Thanks

this was maybe 10% of the crowd:

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100,000 my ass.

[SoapBox]

16. Holy moly!

I was working all day so never heard a word...asked partner who was home all day...never heard a word.

The usual Librul Media blackout?

[ChisolmTrailDem]

53. I was watching MSNBC and they had a shot from the top of a building. Take the

segment that edhopper's image depicts and multiply it by many times because, from the top of that building, the street was curb-to-curb and stretched as far as the camera could see up and down the street.

This may be a shot from that vantage point looking in one direction but the other direction was the same:

?w=1536&h=864&crop=1

[freshwest]

30. ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, FNN wear industrial strength blinders. They know what people want, dammit!

[G_j]

5. K&R!

thank you

[barbtries]

7. corporate media grrr

http://peoplesclimate.org/310000-strong-and-thats-not-counting-the-press-who-showed-up/

i shared this on fb so at least my friends will hopefully get a clue. the ptb are hellbent on driving this planet and all life upon it into a ditch apparently, and they own the media.

thank you for being there i wish i could have been.

[RufusTFirefly]

9. Their goal is to sow confusion.

The fossil fuel industry works in much the same way as the tobacco industry.
As long as people have doubt, the status quo continues.

The corporate media's job is to sustain that doubt. That's why they can't accurately report on the number of people who have assembled to sound the alarm about climate change. It would undermine efforts to maintain that sense of doubt.

[freshwest]

31. FUD works so well, why should they give it up? Segretti is still laughing.

[Enthusiast]

10. Kicked and recommended!

[Peregrine Took]

11. Agreed times a thousand. So proud of the marchers! n/t

[Iliyah]

12. Corporate media are climate deniers

and they rather report (if that is what you call it) on negatives and blame bullshit on others that are not in toll with them.

What a beautiful sight.

[cprise]

13. K&R

[libdem4life]

14. Thank you for being there and also for the thread. I have never been to a big march...but I

have often wondered...where do they go to the bathroom? Are there porta potties along the way? I know there is likely food and drink? But that many humans in such a small space...wow.

Just one of those trivia questions that cross my mind.

[dhol82]

15. The march was a couple of hours

there were water stops along the way. at the end of the march there were theoretical portapotties. Can't say that I saw them since I did not ask.

Food trucks were available at the end of the march. Weird thing was that there were no trash bags in that area. Had to carry out my trash to the main street. Just odd.

Also - if you start out having peed and pooped how much more do you need to do in the two hours it takes to walk the circuit?

[libdem4life]

39. Guess I thought it would be a longer time. Now I know. Thanks.

[edhopper]

42. For the people at the back

It started around noon and we didn't start marching until 3.

[dhol82]

48. wow

Glad I was towards the front.

When did you guys finally finish?

[edhopper]

17. Yes

There were porta potties along the way. Central Park also had bathrooms available.
As for food, it's New York freakin City, there's food everywhere, or people just packed a sandwhich.

[libdem4life]

41. Was pretty sure there would be lots of food and drink. Just the massive

number of people.

Being from the West Coast, I thought about where everyone would park. But they have public transportation there.

Anyway, thanks.

[dhol82]

49. Lots of people came in group buses

There were many groups from out of town who came in big buses.

I am local so was able to take the subway directly to the start of the march. Don't think it would have been easy to take the local bus. Traffic was, essentially, at a standstill throughout most of mid Manhattan.

My apartment overlooks Seventh Avenue on the way to the Holland Tunnel. Last evening the backup was momentous. Not sure if it was marchers or some problem in the tunnel. It was a sea of red brake lights. The organizers had requested that people not drive to the event but to use bikes, mass transit or group transport.

[Uncle Joe]

18. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, edhopper.

[edhopper]

19. Thanx

For the K & R.

[brooklynite]

20. Please describe the under-reporting...

ABC news is reporting 300,000 which is certainly within the ballpark of your personal estimate. If you believe that there's a conspiracy to under-reportm, please provide evidence.

[edhopper]

22. They initially were reporting 100,000

The official count know seems to be around 300,000.
The cops along the way were telling me it was more like half a million.
Like I said, look at the pics and think about 40 city blocks that crowded.
I've been there on New Years Eve, when they say over a million, there were more today.
I was also in the Iraq War March in 03, they misreported that one as well.

[brooklynite]

29. So you're unhappy that a preliminary count while the event was happening was wrong...

Now presumably, if the media is down-reporting the turnout, they're also disputing the reality of climate change, right?

[edhopper]

34. I am glad you are happy

With the media coverage.

[brooklynite]

36. ABC: New York Sees the Biggest Climate March in History

MSNBC: The largest climate march in history

Time: 400000 Converge on Manhattan to Demand Climate Change Action

Fox: New York climate march attracts more than 310000 people

CBS News: 300,000 marchers ring climate warning bell in NYC, around globe

Yeah, pretty happy.

[edhopper]

37. That's good

Glad to see them coming around.
BTW I saw the initial reports were after the march, when I got home.
I suspect the had to amend due to the internet.

[G_j]

38. CNN: Tens of thousands of people marched through Manhattan

as of 10:21pm EST, 9-21

http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/21/us/new-york-climate-change-march/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[edhopper]

40. Thanks

brooklynite it's thinks I am off base complaining.

[brooklynite]

43. So, complain about CNN...don't call out "the media"

[edhopper]

44. When I complained

They were under reporting.
Now I am saying it's good they've updated.
Do you think the media does a good job?

[pangaia]

21. from the Museum of NH?

That's like on... 79th ! to 42nd St !

YIKES?

A half a million is way under...

[edhopper]

23. Past it

It went to the upper 80s.
Yikes indeed.

[pangaia]

24. TOO MUCH, man !!!!!

Past Zabars even..course that's on B'way..
:&gt )

I live in upstate NY. born NYC.....
Good on all you folks!!!!!

[LiberalElite]

54. End of designated march assembly space was at 86th street -

it was filled up to there. When the front lines of the march reached 42nd & 11th we in the back were still in the '70s. Keep in mind this wasn't a "straight line" route. First turn was at 59th then down a couple long blocks to 6th, turn onto 6th then down to 42nd and another turn. We clogged traffic good that day.

[cal04]

25. Thank you! They are now reporting 400,000

UPDATE: Final count from NYC march is 400,000!
https://twitter.com/Peoples_Climate

[edhopper]

35. That's great

This is from the March organizers. Hope the media can now tell the truth.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

26. K&R

Wonderful outpouring - really unbelievable photos. Thank you for posting.

[RiverLover]

27. Thank you!!

To you and everyone else who took great pains to be in NYC for this historic march. (400,000 now reported at Huffpo) Heroes!! Now lets hope it wakes people up.

[freshwest]

32. +1

[G_j]

33. wish I had been able to attend

bravo!

[Bigmack]

45. K & R nt

[edhopper]

46. I am dismayed this morning

but not at all surprised, by how little coverage one on the largest marches in recent years is getting.
Maybe they will report it when the streets of New York are too flooded for anyone to march.

[CTyankee]

47. AMAZING! nothing on Morning Joe today...UGH...

god bless you, edhopper...you were there, you care...

[former9thward]

50. Too bad they could not clean up after themselves.

Not very green of them.

[KamaAina]

51. So was my friend Sunaura

she's an artist: this is a self-portrait. (The other one is NSFW. )

[djean111]

52. This is why I do not think that demonstrating against wars matters any more.

The people in charge just do not care, and they know they do not have to care.
It is not a measure of our freedom of speech that we can say anything we want on the internet, it just means they are supremely unworried, and can always kick our doors down later, if they feel like it.