With the increasing global concern for climate change, everyone looks forward to September in New York City for one of the biggest environmental events of the year. Climate Week NYC dates scheduled for September 22-29,

The Fridays for Future protest called for a focus on ending production of oil, gas and coal at the annual gathering that coincides with the U.N. General Assembly session.

The actions in Berlin, Brussels, Rio de Janeiro, New Delhi and many other cities were being organized by the youth-led group Fridays for Future, and included the group's New York chapter, which planned a march across the Brooklyn Bridge followed by a rally that organizers hoped would attract at least 1,

The New York protest wants to take aim at ‘the pillars of fossil fuels’ – companies that pollute, banks that fund them, and leaders who are failing on climate, an organizer said

New York is hosting Climate Week NYC, an annual event that promotes climate action, at the same time the UN General Assembly takes up the issue on several fronts.