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With media scrums and middle fingers, Manhattan reacts to the indictment
NYT, Téa Kvetenadze and Brittany Kriegstein

The indictment of former President Donald J. Trump did little to interrupt the Midtown bustle outside Trump Tower on Thursday afternoon, but there were small signs. Tourists gathered around television reporters going live. More than one passer-by stopped to pose for a photo, gesturing at the building with their middle finger.
On the sidewalk across the street, a man had written messages in chalk earlier in the day: “Justice is coming for Trump” and “Remember Brian Sicknick,” a Capitol Police officer who died after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by Trump supporters.
Tourists near the tower celebrated the indictment.
“It was amazing how quick it all was,” said Mark Kohn, 21, a forest ranger visiting from Denver.
“It’s what’s he deserves,” said Mr. Kohn’s partner, Mack Kemper, 21, who works in education and thought the opposite of the timing: “I think this was a long time coming. I think it was surprising how long it took, but I’m glad.”
The pair were with Mr. Kohn’s uncle, Jack Nightingale, 73, a retiree visiting from Massachusetts. “It’s still sinking in,” he said. “The justice system, it’s slow, but it gets there.”
Jennifer Dibs whooped and laughed as she passed Trump Tower. “This is a great day!” she cheered, undeterred by a man responding with a chant of “Let’s go Trump!”
Ms. Dibs, 57, said she had come specifically to celebrate the indictment and spread the news to people along the way.
“It’s a house of cards: little pieces have to get pulled, little threads,” she said.
“It could all just cascade from here,” added her childhood friend Jill Zimmerman, 56.