Protesters outside courthouse

Baxter Street outside the courthouse was roughly the demarcation line between anti-intervention/anti-Trump demonstrators and those celebrating the seizure of Nicolás Maduro.

"Donald Trump is a hero!" one man shouted in a New York accent, on the west side of Baxter.

The anti-Trump, anti-interventionist side was far larger.

"U.S.A. HANDS OFF VENEZUELA,” read one sign. “FREE NICOLÁS MADURO,” read another.

But there were some anti-Maduro demonstrators mixed in with the anti-Trump crowd.

A group of men waved Venezuelan flags, one man with a "MADURO OUT" sign, singing the national anthem: "Gloria al Bravo Pueblo" ("Glory to the Brave Nation").

By Matthew Chayes

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Matthew Chayes, a Newsday reporter since 2007, covers New York City.