A nationwide protest culminates in a rally on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
It was the end of a 15-day fast by Wal-Mart workers and their supporters pushing for a $15 an hour minimum wage, and full-time job status.
About 100 people protested outside Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton's Park Avenue condo.
It comes after New York raised the minimum wage to 15 bucks an hour for fast-food workers and state employees in the coming years.
"Many people are starving and hungry," said one protester. "They cannot make it on a minimum wage."
"We're looking for a fair wage, a livable wage in which workers can actually go home and provide for their families, make sure that their kids have presents under the table instead of struggling with the bills," said another.
"Today I'm sure they'll be doubling their sales," said a third protester. "So they can afford the $15, they're just being mean."
In response, Wal-Mart says it's average full-time hourly associate makes $13 an hour, and that it's proud of its wages and benefits package.