New York citizens gathered in Union Square on Wednesday (July 22) for a march protesting the NYPD's destruction of the encampment “Occupy City Hall,” and in response to President Donald Trump threatening to send federal officers to the city.

Protesters survived thunderstorms throughout the day to make their voices heard as the Tri-State area encountered severe weather.

The filmer said: "As the rain let up on the protest, the crowd marched toward New York City Hall. When the protest approached City Hall, the NYPD suddenly put up barriers in an attempt to divide the protest in half. The majority of the protesters stayed together, although a few were stuck behind."

One protester showed up to the New York City Hall protest in a bubble.

As the protests left New York City Hall and continued marching through the streets, people held hands in the rain. One young woman had a brace on her leg and crutches in her hands.

The protest still continued at full strength and concluded at Washington Square Park three hours after it began.

New York gathered in Union Square before a protest march in respond to the NYPD destruction of protest camp “Occupy City Hall” and in response to Trump’s threat of sending federal officers to the city.

Tonight New York protested in a thunder storm in response to the NYPD destruction of the month-long protest encampment known as Occupy City Hall, and in response to Trump announcing his intention to send federal officers to cities across America.

As the rain let up on the protest today the crowd marched towards New York City Hall.

As the protest approached city hall the NYPD suddenly began to rapidly put up barriers in an attempt to divide the protest in half. The majority of the protesters stayed together, although a few were stuck behind.

When the protest reached New York’s City Hall, which is typically a public space with a public park, hundreds more NYPD officers were present behind a long wall of barricades closing off the entire area (the size of many city blocks) to the public.

A protester showed up to the New York City Hall protest in a bubble.

As the protests left New York City Hall and marched through the streets and couple held hands and marched in the rain, even though the young woman had a brace on her leg and crutches in her hands.

After two hours of marching in the rain, the New Protest continued at full strength.

The protest concluded at Washington Square Park 3 hours after it began.