All were looking for action; a few had guns.
"We will consider whether there is a case for action," a spokesman said.
Queens Congregations United for Action, a religious community organization, had planned the vigil weeks ago.
The effort is supported through Policies for Action, a research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
In November he launched Time for Action, a set of targeted, innovative and practical projects to do just that.
Even as Kids and Cars pushes for action, a solution from the auto industry seems some way off.
He was also asked about a play he had directed for Stage for Action, a leftist theater group.
This was a time for action, a time to send a message that things are different in Washington.
Novelist Ian McEwan spent years researching renewable energy for his 2010 novel, Solar, and says when he began "there was a positive mood for action, a public awakening.
I first met Romer last fall, at an event held by United for Action, a community group, on the Upper West Side.
