Occupy Wall Street
Covering events around the world related to the Occupy Wall Street protest.
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Occupy Wall Street protesters have been receiving support from a number of groups seeing the NYPD involvement to clean up Zuccotti Park as an effort to evict the gathering permanently. One of them being the NYCLU -
Two cops on Liberty, one turns to his partner: "How they gonna arrest all these people?" #occupywallstreetby Newyorkist via twitter 10/14/2011 3:39:09 AM -
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An Occupy Wall Street campaign demonstrator stands near cleaning supplies in Zuccotti Park, near Wall Street in New York October 13, 2011. Protesters have camped out near Wall Street in New York since mid-September, rallying against bailouts and huge profits for banks while Americans suffer from high unemployment and uncertainty about their futures. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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looks like #occupydenver is storming the capital right now. Livestream: www.ustream.tvby Adrianchen via twitter 10/14/2011 4:08:15 AM -
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Meeting just held at Zuccotti Park to discuss plans for AM, ended in Star-Spangled Banner #occupywallstreetby Craig Kanalley via twitter 10/14/2011 4:13:23 AM -
annnnd it just started pouring rain at Zuccotti Park. Ponchos being handed out #occupywallstreetby Craig Kanalley via twitter 10/14/2011 4:13:25 AM
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Rain is now pouring. When deluge, a loud roar erupted from the crowd. Good sign. #OccupyWallStreet lockerz.com
by DustinSlaughter via twitter 10/14/2011 4:19:10 AM -
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Storm passed. Word #NYPD may arrive at 4 am instead of 7 per notice. Numbers remain strong. #OccupyWallStreet lockerz.com
by DustinSlaughter via twitter 10/14/2011 6:10:23 AM -
Propped up against cleaning supplies: this says it all. #OccupyWallStreet lockerz.com
by DustinSlaughter via twitter 10/14/2011 6:10:28 AM -
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ANTI-WALL ST. PROTESTERS READY FOR CLEAN-UP STANDOFF
October 14, 2011 1:00:06 AM
By Michelle Nichols and Ellen Wulfhorst
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street protesters are preparing Friday to block efforts to clean up the Lower Manhattan park where they set up camp nearly a month ago, raising concerns of a possible showdown with authorities.
The private owner of the publicly accessible Zuccotti Park, Brookfield Office Properties, plans to start cleaning at 7 a.m. (1100 GMT) the area where several hundred protesters from the Occupy Wall Street movement have been camping since Sept. 17.
Protesters fear it is an attempt to shut down the movement that has sparked solidarity protests in more than 1,400 cities and plans for global rallies on Saturday in 71 countries, according to Occupy Together and United for Global Change.
Occupy Wall Street has called on protesters to ``defend the occupation from eviction'' on Friday. Progressive group MoveOn.Org also called on its supporters to ``stand with the protesters at the moment when they need us most.''
``Be warned, this is a tactic that (New York City Mayor Michael) Bloomberg has used to shut down protests in the past, and a tactic used recently in similar protests throughout Europe,'' protest organizers said on a Facebook page.
Brookfield said conditions at the park were ``unsanitary and unsafe,'' with no toilets and a shortage of garbage cans. Neighbors complain of lewdness, drug use, harassment and offensive odors from the protesters, Brookfield said.
Brookfield representatives, escorted by police, handed out notices to the protesters on Thursday to tell them that the park would be cleaned in three stages and would reopen for public use consistent with park regulations.
But the rules ban camping, tents or other structures, lying down on the ground, placing tarps or sleeping bags on the ground and the storage personal property -- everything the protesters have been doing since they set up on Sept. 17.
``Brookfield respects the rights of free speech, assembly, and peaceful protest,'' the company has said in a statement.
Police said they will be on hand to ensure public order, but it is up to Brookfield Office Properties to enforce the rules of its park. Police will only become involved if laws are broken or if an official complaint is made by the park owners.
Protesters are upset that the billions of dollars in bank bailouts doled out during the recession allowed banks to resume earning huge profits while average Americans have had no relief from high unemployment and job insecurity.
They also believe the richest 1 percent of Americans don't pay their fair share in taxes.
Hundreds of people have been arrested at rallies in New York and police have used pepper spray. Dozens have also been arrested during the past couple of weeks from Boston and Washington D.C. to Chicago, Austin and San Francisco.
Solidarity rallies have also sprung up at more than 140 U.S. college campuses in 25 states, according to Occupy Colleges. (Editing by Cynthia Osterman) -
This guy is prepared twitpic.com
by JoshHarkinson via twitter 10/14/2011 6:45:57 AM -
He was a first responder down here on 9.11. "But that comes with responsibility. You've got to live up to that in what you are doing."by JoshHarkinson via twitter 10/14/2011 6:46:24 AM
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Now he has to sell stuff on EBay to eat. Has respiratory problems from being there and PTSD. "But seeing all all of this gives me hope."by JoshHarkinson via twitter 10/14/2011 6:46:26 AM
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"After 9.11 we were united. What happened? We can do that again."by JoshHarkinson via twitter 10/14/2011 6:46:32 AM
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Group discussion ("mic check") now on occupying another private park now #OWSby katz via twitter 10/14/2011 6:48:55 AM
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Hearing they're considering another private park because no public parks are open at this hour due to curfew. #OWSby katz via twitter 10/14/2011 6:48:57 AM
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#OWS media team moving to another location in the Zuccotti to clear up center of parkby katz via twitter 10/14/2011 6:49:12 AM
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General sentiment from about two dozen protestors I've talked to so far: "I'm prepared to get arrested." #OWSby katz via twitter 10/14/2011 6:49:14 AM
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At Liberty Plaza with hundreds (maybe thousands) and they announced a few minutes ago that The Sanitation Dept is not cleaning! #peoplepowerby MissMariCay via twitter 10/14/2011 12:32:27 PM -
#LibertyPlaza is COMPLETELY packed. People are spilling out into sidewalks and streets. March formation in progress #owsby Occupy Wall Street via twitter 10/14/2011 12:33:13 PM -
.@MikeBloomberg says Brookfield may still go ahead with cleaning in a couple days. Says would be harder for NYPD to help. #occupywallstreetby Jonathan Lemire via twitter 10/14/2011 12:35:03 PM -
.@MikeBloomberg says he heard Brookfield received calls from public officials who threatened them if clean-up happened. #occupywallstreetby Jonathan Lemire via twitter 10/14/2011 12:35:06 PM
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"The longer this goes on, the worse it is for our economy," says @MikeBloomberg of #occupywallstreet protests.by Jonathan Lemire via twitter 10/14/2011 12:35:08 PM
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Apparently 400 people are out on Broadway, organizer says. Crowd in park being asked if thy want to join #owsby elliottjustin via twitter 10/14/2011 12:36:54 PM
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Via human mic, everybody being asked to tweet that park entrance at cedar and trinity remains open. Others apparently closed by NYPD #owsby elliottjustin via twitter 10/14/2011 12:37:03 PM
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Unions I've seen represented here: communications workers, CUNY workers, SEIU teamsters #owsby elliottjustin via twitter 10/14/2011 12:37:10 PM
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You can now only enter the park from Cedar st enterance. #occupywallstreetby EgyptEagle via twitter 10/14/2011 12:38:03 PM -
Spoke w 2 who confirm bloodied man in #NYPD wagon hit by police bike. I saw man kick over bike as he was pushed into wagon #OccupyWallStreetby DustinSlaughter via twitter 10/14/2011 12:49:05 PM
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NY OFFICIALS DELAY PROTESTERS' PARK CLEAN UP
By Michelle Nichols and Ellen Wulfhorst
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Officials in New York City Friday postponed a planned clean-up of the downtown Manhattan park where anti-Wall Street protesters set up camp a month ago, averting what many feared could have been a showdown with authorities.
Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway said the private owner of Zuccotti Park, Brookfield Office Properties, decided late Thursday to delay the cleaning, which had been slated to begin at 7 a.m.. He offered no reason for the delay.
Protesters celebrated the postponement at the publicly accessible park, where the mood was festive.
However, at least seven people were seen being arrested when several hundred people left the park and marched through the downtown financial district. A spokesman for the New York Police Department confirmed there were arrests but did not say how many or provide any details.
Many protesters had feared the cleaning would be an attempt to shut down the movement that has sparked solidarity protests in more than 1,400 cities. There were plans for global rallies on Saturday in 71 countries, according to Occupy Together and United for Global Change.
Protesters are upset that the billions of dollars in U.S. bank bailouts doled out during the recession allowed banks to resume earning huge profits while average Americans have had scant relief from high unemployment and job insecurity.
They also believe the richest 1 percent of Americans do not pay their fair share in taxes.
Roughly 1,000 protesters were on hand early on Friday at the New York park, where many had been up all night cleaning it themselves.
Throughout the park, big buckets were filled with brooms and mops. Many protesters had packed up their belonging in preparation for the clean-up.
``We clean up after ourselves. It's not like there's rats and roaches running around the park,'' said Bailey Bryant, 28, an employee at a Manhattan bank who visits the camp after work and on weekends.
Some at the park feared a clean-up was still in the works as a ploy to evict them.
``It's almost too good to be true,'' said Sofia Johnson, 17, a high school student from Brooklyn, of the postponed clean up.
``I think it's still a possibility and in a climate like this, letting your guard down completely seems like a naive thing to do,'' she said.
Brookfield has said conditions at the park were ``unsanitary and unsafe,'' with no toilets and a shortage of garbage cans. Neighbors complained of lewdness, drug use, harassment and offensive odors from the protesters, Brookfield said.
Brookfield did not immediately respond to calls for comment on Friday morning.
CONSISTENT WITH PARK REGULATIONS
Brookfield representatives, escorted by police, handed out notices to the protesters Thursday to tell them that the park would be cleaned in three stages and would reopen for public use consistent with park regulations.
But the rules ban camping, tents or other structures, lying down on the ground, placing tarps or sleeping bags on the ground, and the storage of personal property -- everything the protesters have been doing since they set up on Sept. 17.
In announcing the postponement, the deputy mayor said in a statement that Brookfield was ``postponing their scheduled cleaning of the park, and for the time being withdrawing their request from earlier in the week for police assistance during their cleaning operation.''
``Brookfield believes they can work out an arrangement with the protesters that will ensure the park remains clean, safe, available for public use and that the situation is respectful of residents and businesses downtown, and we will continue to monitor the situation,'' he said.
Hundreds of people have been arrested at rallies in New York, and dozens have been arrested in the past couple of weeks from Boston and Washington, D.C., to Chicago, Austin and San Francisco.
Solidarity rallies have also sprung up at more than 140 U.S. college campuses in 25 states, according to Occupy Colleges. (Editing by Vicki Allen and Jackie Frank) -
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