NYC Day Without Immigrants: Stores, Restaurants Close; Thousands Attend Rallies

NEW YORK, NY — Immigrants in New York City protested President Trump's travel ban and recent ICE raids by playing hookie from work and school on Thursday.

Word about the "A Day Without Immigrants" strike spread across social media, and demonstrations happened across the country.

In New York City, a number of restaurants and stores closed or had service curtailed because of the strike. Taxi and other city services could be hampered as well. At a 10 a.m. rally in Battery Park, Mayor Bill de Blasio, standing behind a podium that said "We Are Immigrant," addressed a crowd holding pro-immigrant sings.

Later in the day, protesters marched to the Federal Building in Manhattan.

“It started with a post on Facebook that stated if you’re a part of an immigrant family or an immigrant not to show up to work or school, not to show up to anything,” Casson Love, 17, told the Brooklyn Reporter. “We want to boycott to show that without these people, the community can’t survive, and our school took it upon ourselves, where instead of not showing up to school, at 12:15 we planned to walk out in protest.”

And photos from Staten Island show multiple businesses closed as part of today's strike.

New York City has been at the center of many of Trump's new immigration policies. Trump's sweeping executive order on immigration got its first legal setback in Brooklyn federal court, and the travel ban drew hundreds of thousands of protesters to rallies and city airports.

ICE officials have detained at least 41 people in the New York City area since a recent crackdown on undocumented immigrants began.

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Here's a list of the restaurants and stores that closed or made changes because of the protest.

If you see one that's not on this list and should be, send us an email at patch_nyc@patch.com, and we'll make sure it gets added.

51st Bakery and Cafe in Long Island City

Beatrice Inn in the West Village

Bittersweet in Fort Greene

Blue Ribbon closed several of its restaurants, including Blue Ribbon Brasserie, Brooklyn, Sushi, Sushi Bar & Grill, Sushi Izakaya, Hi-Bar and Downing Street Bar.

Dough Doughnuts' locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn

Eataly said it would remain open but apologized for delays and said it supports employees participating in the strike.

Frankies Spuntino 457 and Prime Meats in Carroll Gardens

Hecho en Dumbo in Dumbo

Jalapeño King in South Slope

Jin Ramen's Harlme and Upper West Side

La Contenta on the Lower East Side

La Palapa Cocina Mexicana in the East Village

La Sirena in the East Village

Land Thai Kitchen on the Upper West Side

Miss Lily's closed both of its Manhattan locations.

Olea in Fort Greene

Pequeña in Fort Greene

PIO Bagels in Downtown Brooklyn

Porsena in the East Village

Purbird in Park Slope

Rabbit Hole in Williamsburg

PURE Thai Cookhouse in Hell’s Kitchen

Rosie's on the Lower East Side

Silver Moon Bakery on the Upper West Side

White Tiger in Prospect Heights

Image 1 via Ciara McCarthy, Patch Staff; Image 2 via @sjmbecker, Twitter, used with permission