I was wandering through the East Village this afternoon taking photos for my Animals of New York project when I stumbled upon a May Day rally to raise awareness for income inequality and workers' rights that had merged with a large group protesting police brutality that is all too painfully represented by the six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. Despite the large number of people marching through Second Avenue, everyone seemed cooperative with the police patrolling the rally's path and directing traffic. Here's hoping for better days ahead.