Small showing at NYC Peoples March ahead of Trump inauguration

Just 1,000 people gathered in Lower Manhattan as part of the rebranded Women’s March in protest of President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration — a far cry from the estimated 200,000 that flocked to Midtown for the historic rally in 2017.The crowds were marching in solidarity with the newly-minted People’s March in Washington, DC, where thousands rallied in the name of racial justice, reproductive freedom, workers’ rights, climate action, LGBTQ+ equality, disability rights and woke causes progressives are worried the Republican administration will strip away.The estimated 1,000 protesters accounted for just half of what organizers were expecting for the inaugural New York City People’s March, which evolved out of the Women’s March to include concerns beyond the scope of women’s issues.“I think Trump is gonna f—k us … I’d like to say I’m hopeful but really, I’m just terrified,” Tanya Baranova, 36, told The Post.Baranova, originally from Ukraine, said the US’s position in her mother country’s ongoing war with Ukraine is her largest concern.The iconic pink “pussyhats” that were introduced at the original 2017 march have also matured along with the identity change — 27-year-old Ken of Syracuse proudly displayed a sign reading “We march for Ussy,” meaning “us.”“The People’s March compared to the Women’s March — I like the idea of that, building coalition and having other groups join us, I like that idea.We’re all being attacked right now.

So power to the people and there is more power when we’re all together,” Derek Januszka, 26, said.Organizers outlined a list of demands for this year’s march, which included an end to gun violence and police brutality, economic justice and fair wages, as well as solidarity with trans and queer youth.Tiffany Jade Munroe, 30, of the Caribbean Equality Project led chants as the crowd moved through the streets, including “Women’s rights are human rights” and “Whose go...