Revelers march during the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, Tuesday, October 31, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/AP Photo)

Drastic inequality is by no means new in New York. Jacob A. Riis was called a muckraker after he chose to spotlight the city’s poverty at the turn of the 20th century by photographing it. Here: Sweatshop in Hester Street, 1889-1890. (Photo by Jacob A. Riis/Museum of the City of New York, Gift of Roger William Riis)

A dog dressed up for a show sits backstage during the 16th annual New York Pet Fashion Show on February 7, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)

Models present creations during the Monse and Oscar de la Renta Autumn/Winter 2017 collection during New York Fashion Week in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., February 13, 2017. (Photo by Brendan McDermid/Reuters)

People line the streets as a dragon passes by during the Chinese New Year parade on January 29, 2012 in New York City. Thousands of people turned out to see the event which celebrated the Year of the Dragon. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

People participate in the annual Afropunk Music festival on August 27, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

A model has her hair done before The Blonds Spring/Summer 2016 collection during New York Fashion Week in New York September 16, 2015. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

Comic Con fans in costume arrive for the 2nd day of the 2016 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javits Center on October 7, 2016. The four- day event which runs October 6-9 is the largest pop culture event on the East Coast. (Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP Photo)