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  • A business man working outdoors in the plaza at Brookfield Place in Toronto's financial district.
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  • A business man working outdoors in the plaza at Brookfield Place in Toronto's financial district.
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  • Dina "Cha Cha" Pisani wearing a decorated straw top hat, and surrounded by her creations, in her shop.
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  • Dina "Cha Cha" Pisani wearing a decorated straw top hat, and surrounded by her creations, in her shop.
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  • Fancy hats and fascinators on display.
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  • Hand sewing a bow onto the hatband of a straw hat.
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  • Shaping a steamed straw hat body over a block.
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  • The sewing machines are mostly old Singers, with cast iron frames and mechanisms of machined metal—still durable, useful and repairable. Stacked on the table are a selection of specialty feet for the machine.
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  • Pressing a cord into place with a runner to form the joint between the crown and brim of a straw hat.
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  • A balsa head used for trimming hats sits in a window.
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  • Feathers in jars on a shelf of trimmings.
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  • Trimming the excess from the edge of a straw hat after the edge has been sewn.
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  • A pheasant wing with its plumage intact hanging on the shop wall.
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  • Sewing the edge of the brim of a straw hat. The edge is rolled over a thick monofilament line to help it keep its shape.
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  • Trimming the excess from the brim of a felt hat. The hat bodies are oversized, to allow for varying crown heights and brim widths.
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  • Hand sewing the finishing touches on the sweatband of a straw hat. Behind Cha Cha is an old chain-stitch sewing machine with a high arch and a short, narrow free arm, ideal for reaching into the crowns of hats.
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  • A collection of hat molds, including blocks for brims and crowns, and risers to make the crowns deeper.
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  • A straw hat rests on a stack of wooden hat blocks.
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  • A felt hat cooling from being dried in the oven.
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  • Tying a block called a tipper in place to hold the crease in the crown of a straw fedora.
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  • Shaping the crease on the crown of a straw fedora. Once the shape has been established, a wooden block called a tipper will be tied in place to hold the crease.
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  • Pressing a cord into place with a runner to form the joint between the crown and brim of a straw hat.
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  • A wooden runner, used to force cords into place to form the joint between the crown and brim, along with a cord and a brush.
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  • A wooden block made up of brim and crown sections ready for a hat to be shaped over it into a fedora. In the background, a straw hat body is being steamed.
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  • Sections of blocks are stacked to form brims and crowns.
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  • Sections of blocks are stacked to form brims and crowns.
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  • After shaping, the damp hat is placed in an oven to dry.
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  • Brushing a felt hat after being shaped and roped, to remove any marks left by shaping.
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  • A partially-shaped felt hat over the steam generator, being re-steamed for further shaping.
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  • Stretching a just-steamed felt hat body over a wooden block to shape the crown and brim. Many of the block are old, and difficult to replace.
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  • A hat body, shaped with only a suggestion of a crown and brim, on a rack over a steam generator, being steamed prior to shaping.
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  • Sewing a headband into a straw hat on an old chain-stitch sewing machine with a high open arch and a short, narrow free arm.
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  • Ribbons and trim, some on rolls, some leftovers, await use.
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  • Illustrations of headgear from arond the world serve as insiration, along with a Mexican-inspired skull mask.
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  • A straw hat on a block after steaming, with a tipper block pressing the center crease in place. On the left is a rack over a steam generator; hanging from the hat block are cords used to form the fold between the crown and the brim, as well as to shape the edge of the brim.
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  • Removing a trimmed hat from a block.
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  • Cords called ropes, with slipknots pre-tied and ready to be used for shaping hang in front of a steam rack with a straw hat body on it.
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  • A felt hat on a mold with cords called ropes holding the shapes of the crown and brim.
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  • A cord called a rope is cinched around the joint of the crown and brim, and is forced into place with a wooden runner, a tool with a groove cut in its end to fit over the rope and to force it in place.
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  • The opening of an exhbit by Maia Cruz Palileo, "Meandering Curves of a Creek", at Pioneer Works in Red Hook.
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  • The opening of an exhbit by Maia Cruz Palileo, "Meandering Curves of a Creek", at Pioneer Works in Red Hook.
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  • New York, NY - 25 June 2017. New York City Heritage of Pride March filled Fifth Avenue for hours with groups from the LGBT community and it's supporters. Marchers from Housing Works, a New York non-profit fighting AIDS and homelessness.
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  • A man from Works in Progress NYC prints t-shirts silkscreened with the Ideas City festival logo.
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  • The opening of an exhbit by Maia Cruz Palileo, "Meandering Curves of a Creek", at Pioneer Works in Red Hook.
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  • A woman and her son show a t-shirt with the Ideas City logo that has just been silkscreened for them by Works in Progress NYC.
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  • New York, NY - 3 June 2016. Saori Kawano (right) in conversation after a ceremony awarding Bouley the title Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador for his work in bringing Japanese cuisine to the U.S. Kawano is co-author, with Don Gabor, of "Chef's Choice: 22 culinary masters tell how Japanese food culture influenced their careers and cuisine."
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  • New York, NY - 3 June 2016. Chef David Bouley, right, talking to chef Kamiya, the personal chef of the Reiichiro Takahashi, the Japanese Ambassador, after a ceremony awarding Bouley the title Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador for his work in bringing Japanese cuisine to the U.S. Bouley later invited Kamiya to visit at brushstroke, Bouley's Japanese restaurant in New York.
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  • New York, NY, USA-23 March 2016. A woman polishing the display floor in Porsche's stand at the New York International Auto Show. Cleaning staff were continually at work, polishing floors, dusting cars, and cleaning glass. Shown is a Porsche hybrid Cayenne S.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner. Perez pours the house sparkling wine, Cava Mono.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner. Perez showing diners the label of a bottle of Mugo Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2004.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner. Perez discussing the wine list to patrons.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner. A magnum of Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva Rioja, 2001, in the cellar.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner. The basement wine cellar at Casa Mono.
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  • Fashion blogger Chantal Adair of NYCStreetfile.com at work outside the Mercedes-Benz Fall Fashion Week show on Valentine's Day.
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  • Brooklyn, NY - 17 April 2020. A trash bin in front of a residence on E 29th St. in Brooklyn's Midwood neighborhood with a hand-lettered sign giving thanks to Department of Sanitation workers: “Thank You! We appreciate your work! Stay Healthy! Stay safe!”
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  • New York, NY - May 3, 2019. Derrick Adams's work on pink walls in London's Vigo Gallery booth Spectators at the Frieze Art Fair on New York City's Randalls Island.
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  • Artist Shivangi Ladha at work in the  workshop area of The International Print Center. The workshop can be viewed by the public.
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  • "Haptic Tactics", an exhbit at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art. In theh forground is a work by Jesse Harrod.
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  • "Haptic Tactics", an exhbit at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art. In theh forground is a work by Jesse Harrod.
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  • "The Day the Music Died", an exhibit of Edmund Clark's photographs and other visual work relating to incarceration as pat of the War on Terror.
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  • "The Day the Music Died", an exhibit of Edmund Clark's photographs and other visual work relating to incarceration as pat of the War on Terror.
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  • "The Day the Music Died", an exhibit of Edmund Clark's photographs and other visual work relating to incarceration as pat of the War on Terror.
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  • New York, NY - 5 May 2017. The opening day of the Frieze Art Fair, showcasing modern and contemporary art presented by galleries from around the world, on Randall's Island in New York City. A gallerist on the phone discussing the purchase of a work of art with a potential client.
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  • A painter at work in Fort Tryon Park.
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  • New York, NY - 3 June 2016. Chef David Bouley and Saori Kawano after a ceremony awarding Bouley the title Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador for his work in bringing Japanese cuisine to the U.S. Kawano is co-author, with Don Gabor, of "Chef's Choice: 22 culinary masters tell how Japanese food culture influenced their careers and cuisine."
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  • New York, NY - 3 June 2016. Chef David Bouley (left) inviting chef Kamiya (right), the personal chef of the Reiichiro Takahashi (center), the Japanese Ambassador, to visit him at brushstroke, Bouley's Japanese restaurant in New York. The invitation came at a reception following  a ceremony awarding Bouley the title Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador for his work in bringing Japanese cuisine to the U.S.
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  • New York, NY, USA-23 March 2016. A man putting away cleaning supplies behind the Maserati stand at the New York Auto Show. Cleaners were continually at work throughout the show.
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  • New York, NY, USA-23 March 2016. A woman cleaning the carpeting behind the Maserati stand at the New York Auto Show. Cleaners were continually at work throughout the show.
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  • Students at work in the Design Schools workshop. Wanted Design, part of New York's Design Week, runs from 19-21 May.
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  • Students at work in the Design Schools workshop.
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  • The unisex restroom at Semilla includes two one-way mirrors which offer views into the kitchen. Chef-ownwer Pamela Yung can be seen at work.
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  • Owner-Chef Jose Ramirez-Ruiz at work in the kitchen of Semilla, plating beets with beef bone marrow.
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  • New York, NY - 27 May 2014. Owner Robert Margolis at work in the kitchen at The Simone.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner. Perez pours the house sparkling wine, Cava Mono.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner. Perez pouring for a table of patrons.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner. Perez moves in a blur past the bar.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner. A magnum of Vega Sicilia Unico, 1989, with an atist label by Spanish painter Modest Cuixart.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner. A bottle of Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva Rioja, 1947, in the cellar.
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  • Chef Takanori Akiyama at work in the kitchen at SakaMai.
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  • Chef Takanori Akiyama at work in the kitchen at SakaMai garnishing lobster croquettes.
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  • Shady Side, Maryland, US - 21 September 2009. Joan Gaither, left, and a volunteer work on a quilt pieced from memorabilia of black watermen at the Salem Avery Museum in Shady Side, Maryland.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner.
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  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2013. Hector Perez, wine director of Casa Mono, at work during dinner. Perez looking over the dining room.
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  • Client: Think Work Media
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  • New York, NY – 16 September 2019. Massachusetts Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren drew a large and enthusiastic crowd at a speech for her increasingly popular 2020 presidential campaign in New York's Washington Square. Warren got the support of the Working Families Party earlier in the day. Her speech referenced the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which took place just a short distance from Washington Square, and was directed at her support for working people.
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  • New York, NY – 16 September 2019. Massachusetts Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren drew a large and enthusiastic crowd at a speech for her increasingly popular 2020 presidential campaign in New York's Washington Square. Warren got the support of the Working Families Party earlier in the day. Her speech referenced the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which took place just a short distance from Washington Square, and was directed at her support for working people.
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  • New York, NY – 16 September 2019. Massachusetts Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren drew a large and enthusiastic crowd at a speech for her increasingly popular 2020 presidential campaign in New York's Washington Square. Warren got the support of the Working Families Party earlier in the day. Her speech referenced the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which took place just a short distance from Washington Square, and was directed at her support for working people.
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  • New York, NY - May 3, 2019. A man examines works by Anoka Faruqee and David Driscoll in the Koening + Clinton Gallery at the Frieze Art Fair on New York City's Randalls Island.
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  • New York, NY - 5 May 2017. The opening day of the Frieze Art Fair, showcasing modern and contemporary art presented by galleries from around the world, on Randall's Island in New York City. A young woman in colorful clothing looks at two works by Marc Vaux in the Bernard Jacobson gallery, the painting "King's Blue” on the left, and an untitled mixed media piece.
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  • Welder Joshua Sanchez working on an aluminum frame for a food cart canopy. The carts are made of stainless steel inside and out, but the canopies are framed with aluminum to save weight.
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  • Shady Side, Maryland, US - 21 September 2009. J R Gross, a local waterman, at the Salem Avery Museum. J R started working for his after when he was 12, and his three sons are also watermen.
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  • Workers from the Painters and Allied Trades International Union hold a large banner reading "It's about jobs! Let's get American working again."
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  • Brooklyn, NY - 7 January 2020. Massachusetts Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, joined by former candidate Julián Castro, drew a large and enthusiastic crowd at a speech for her 2020 presidential campaign in Brooklyn's Kings Theatre. Castro received an enthusiastic response when he described his long-term working relationship with Warren.
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  • Brooklyn, NY - 7 January 2020. Massachusetts Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, joined by former candidate Julián Castro, drew a large and enthusiastic crowd at a speech for her 2020 presidential campaign in Brooklyn's Kings Theatre. Castro received an enthusiastic response when he described his long-term working relationship with Warren.
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  • Brooklyn, NY - 7 January 2020. Massachusetts Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, joined by former candidate Julián Castro, drew a large and enthusiastic crowd at a speech for her 2020 presidential campaign in Brooklyn's Kings Theatre. Castro received an enthusiastic response when he described his long-term working relationship with Warren.
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  • New York, NY – 16 September 2019. Massachusetts Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren drew a large and enthusiastic crowd at a speech for her increasingly popular 2020 presidential campaign in New York's Washington Square. Warren got the support of the Working Families Party earlier in the day. Her speech referenced the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which took place just a short distance from Washington Square, and was directed at her support for working people.
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  • New York, NY – 16 September 2019. Massachusetts Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren drew a large and enthusiastic crowd at a speech for her increasingly popular 2020 presidential campaign in New York's Washington Square. Warren got the support of the Working Families Party earlier in the day. Her speech referenced the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which took place just a short distance from Washington Square, and was directed at her support for working people.
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