Drawn by an event listing on FreeNYC, an eclectic crowd gathered in Union Square last Saturday evening to either participate in, or gawk at, a childhood ritual being re-cast as adult escapism.
Braving low winds and a light, misty rain, college students and young professionals lurked about while attempting to conceal the evening’s weapon of choice. Some brought theirs in shopping bags or backpacks, an apparent effort to leave no feather trail behind. Others, seemingly less concerned about looking momentarily rotund, wandered through with noticeably bulging bellies. But whatever the method of transport, at 6 p.m. (actually, more like 6:15), the pillows came out and laughter flew threw the air for one hilarious minute before the NYPD put an end to the night’s good clean fun.
Pillow fight!
Up close and personal
Click on the arrow below to hear pre-fight sounds:
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Click on the arrow below to hear from pillow fight participants from F.I.T.:
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Click on the arrow below to hear from Officer Harrington of the NYPD’s 13th precient.:
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