I'm so glad I went through with it. A piece of history. The largest march I've ever seen in my life.
My friend John and I stood for nearly an hour at 14th Street & Seventh Ave along with legions of others -- the march wasn't moving. Finally by manuevering along the sidewalk up to 16th Street we realized the marchers were being held up by an extremely large contingent of people carrying fake coffins with American flags draped over them. They were joining the march at 16th Street, and police were halting everyone else so they could get onto Seventh Avenue. Once we passed them, the rest of the march proceeded well.
There was so much solidarity and people of all ages. It was really a beautiful feeling. And the chorus of booos when we passed Madison Square ..... yikes. I wouldn't be surprised if the final tally of marchers topped half a million. It was huge. It was major. It was New York spirit!