Live Blogging: Zuccotti Park Cleared
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg put out an order that Zuccotti Park, home of Occupy Wall Street, needed to be cleared out in order to clean the park, where protesters are being exposed to something called 'Zuccotti Lung'.
Some are calling it a "raid", but for the most part, it was peaceful, with protesters even chanting at police in riot gear: "You're sexy, you're cute, take off your riot suit!" (Adorable)
Bloomberg stated the protesters could return to the park once it's been cleaned. For now, some groups have splintered into Union Square Park (where there were reports of protesters breaking windows) or Washington Square Park. Still another group of about 50 protesters was milling around Fulton and Broadway.
Photo posted by Josh Harkinson of Mother Jones via Twitter (4:19AM Eastern)
Additional information from NYTimes
4:32AM - Crowd at Broadway and Pine gathering to figure out what to do next. - @DarylLang
4:57AM - Apparently someone with a video camera caught some protesters letting air out of NYPD tires and person was surrounded by hostile OWS protesters. There's also word that fires are being started around NYC. [Confirmed @ 5:14AM]
5:10AM - More police vans requested at Broadway and Pine. - @Kaymee
5:18AM - @CBSNews reports at least 70 people arrested during Zuccotti Park clearing.
Piles of dismantled tents and supplies from Zuccotti Park (via DemocracyNow)
5:30AM - Occupy Wall Street is now in Foley Square.
Some are calling it a "raid", but for the most part, it was peaceful, with protesters even chanting at police in riot gear: "You're sexy, you're cute, take off your riot suit!" (Adorable)
Bloomberg stated the protesters could return to the park once it's been cleaned. For now, some groups have splintered into Union Square Park (where there were reports of protesters breaking windows) or Washington Square Park. Still another group of about 50 protesters was milling around Fulton and Broadway.
Photo posted by Josh Harkinson of Mother Jones via Twitter (4:19AM Eastern)
Additional information from NYTimes
4:32AM - Crowd at Broadway and Pine gathering to figure out what to do next. - @DarylLang
4:57AM - Apparently someone with a video camera caught some protesters letting air out of NYPD tires and person was surrounded by hostile OWS protesters. There's also word that fires are being started around NYC. [Confirmed @ 5:14AM]
5:10AM - More police vans requested at Broadway and Pine. - @Kaymee
5:18AM - @CBSNews reports at least 70 people arrested during Zuccotti Park clearing.
Piles of dismantled tents and supplies from Zuccotti Park (via DemocracyNow)
5:30AM - Occupy Wall Street is now in Foley Square.