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Fighting the Crowds

23 February 2007, 14:03

There are many strange traditions in New York, and last year began a new one, the Annual New York City Pillow Fight. This year’s was the second consecutive year that Union Square was ’stuffed’ with pillow-packing people ready to brawl.

It didn’t take long for the feathers to fly, it seems that this crowd of young, mostly-students and downtowners had a lot of pent up rage, for some reason. Maybe it’s the cost of tuition, or maybe it finding a way to spend that $1000/week allowance from daddy.

As you can see from the videos, it was quite an affair with no shortage of police/authorities and amateur press. I was alerted to the story from Rocketboom’s Friday episode, and on their Saturday show, I actually found myself in the frame.

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Also, check out the coverage from Gothamist.

Continue reading this post to see the still images - there are plenty!

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