Occupy Wall Street NYC

SapphireNeptune · Nov 15, 2011

Well they're back in the park, and people are flooding down into the city after texts went out to everyone remotely connected to the occupation to get their ass down there. Tonight should be interesting.

newbie-one · Nov 15, 2011

maybe I shouldn't be surprised. the government and the corporations routinely trample on the rights we are supposed to have.

how the fuck can they get away with arresting reporters?

grindherbs · Nov 15, 2011

props

RooRshack · Nov 15, 2011

So let me get this strait, the delay was for a new judge to take the bench?

So we live in one of THOSE countries.

Judge says no, you guys can't do this, cops say LOL WATCH US and break the law until such a time as their crony takes the bench and supports their violent oppressive cause.

Dalamar · Nov 15, 2011

I hope people don't give up their protest. I have good thoughts for you guys. The cities act was cowardly not to mention dangerous by invading their space in the dead of night. I hope that no one was injured. They should be allowed to stay.

Aerianne · Nov 15, 2011

RooRshack said:

So let me get this strait, the delay was for a new judge to take the bench?

So we live in one of THOSE countries.

Judge says no, you guys can't do this, cops say LOL WATCH US and break the law until such a time as their crony takes the bench and supports their violent oppressive cause.
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Here's what the news says about it:

Lawyers for Occupy Wall Street phoned Billings after cops moved into Zuccotti Park early Tuesday, evicted the protesters and got rid of their tents and other camp equipment.

Asked why they called her first, protest lawyer Daniel Alterman wouldn’t say, remarking that he’s not a “gossip guy.”

The lawyers also called an emergency hotline set up to assign judges to after-hours cases. A staffer told them that since Billings had already been contacted, she should handle the Zuccotti matter.

The city was also notified of the emergency application, but no one from the Law Department showed up to Billings’ home for a brief hearing, said protest lawyer Yetta Kurland.

At 6:30 a.m., Billings signed the hastily prepared order declaring cops cannot evict protesters who aren’t breaking the law or stop protesters from entering with tents.

Her involvement will be short-lived.

Court officials used a computer program to pick a new judge for an afternoon hearing on the restraining order — and Billings’ name was not included because she usually handles real estate cases, court officials said.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...r-aclu-veteran-article-1.977725#ixzz1dpy2XbRF

SapphireNeptune · Nov 16, 2011

RooRshack said:

So let me get this strait, the delay was for a new judge to take the bench?

So we live in one of THOSE countries.

Judge says no, you guys can't do this, cops say LOL WATCH US and break the law until such a time as their crony takes the bench and supports their violent oppressive cause.
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This isn't how the courts work. A judge with obviously sympathetic views was woken up to sign a temporary restraining order. It was only ever met to be temporary. It then goes to superior court where a judge is picked at a random to make sure neither side can bitch about it. And truth be told we got one of the better judges even if he wound up ruling against us eventually, this same judge had ruled against the city's effort to crack down on critical mass rides, as well as gatherings by supporting groups
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/16/nyregion/16critical.html

skip · Nov 16, 2011

SHUTDOWN WALL STREET TOMORROW!!!

OCCUPY THE SUBWAYS!

The plan is for the Occupiers to fan out via the Subways to all boroughs of NYC.

skip · Nov 16, 2011

Here's the schedule...

Schedule for New York #N17 Actions below.

7:00am — Shut Down Wall Street
We will gather in Liberty Square at 7:00am, before the ring of the Trading Floor Bell, to prepare to confront Wall Street with the stories of people on the frontlines of economic injustice.
3:00pm — Occupy the Subway
We will gather at 3:00pm at 16 central subway hubs and take our own stories to the trains, using the "People's Mic". Details here.
5:00pm — Take the Square, Festival of Lights on Brooklyn Bridge
At 5:00pm thousands will gather at Foley Square in solidarity with laborers demanding jobs to rebuild this country's infrastructure and economy. They will encircle City Hall and march across the Brooklyn Bridge, carrying thousands of handheld lights, as a festival of lights to celebrate two months of a new movement to reclaim our democracy.
Resist austerity. Rebuild the economy. Reclaim our democracy.
Click here for more information.

Aerianne · Nov 16, 2011

From Those Inside Of Central Booking
Posted 32 minutes ago on Nov. 16, 2011, 5:24 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt

While we've been imprisoned here we've held Assemblies and Mic Checked corrections officers to attend to urgent medical conditions, some of which were the result of police brutality during the raids. There is no food except for bread, no cleanliness, no hygene, no waters, no showers. There are non-occupiers who are suffering here as well.

We do not know what we have been charged with.

We want freedom!

This message was consensed upon by a group of occupiers imprisoned by Billionare Michael Bloomberg and his private army, and relayed to members of the Legal Working Group of #ows.
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100 March on NYPD 1st Precinct to Demand Dignity;  Women in Custody Being Harassed, Police Protocols In Question
Posted 17 hours ago on Nov. 16, 2011, 12:54 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt

Message from Protestors to NYPD: If you SEE something, a fellow officer violating protocol, SAY something

Over 100 people, mostly women, marched from Liberty Square to NYPD’s 1st Precinct HQ at 11pm Tuesday night to demand that all women in custody be treated with respect and dignity by the police. The march was organized after our sisters in custody made various complaints of male officers patrolling the women’s cells, unannounced. We were told that male members of the NYPD were specifically making unannounced patrols by the women’s cells, and by the shared women’s toilet (in plain view of all women and officers)--which is a common tactic used to humiliate those in custody.

In the spirit of the Occupy movement, the crowd of 100 gathered in a show of solidarity to demand that the NYPD issue a formal statement that this will be addressed and that there be no more instances of this humiliating tactic being used. There were no arrests at tonight’s solidarity march.

Some chants from the crowd: “All day, all night, occupy women’s rights!” and “Courtesy, professionalism and respect” and “If you see something, say something!”

All those in solidarity are encouraged to call the complaint line and demand Police Commissioner Ray Kelly put an end to this violent behavior. NYPD Internal Affairs: 212.487.7350 or directly NYPD 1st Precinct: 212.334.0611

Linnea Palmer, Occupy Wall Street Press Team, is available for any follow up questions on this particular action. Press@occupywallst.org
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occupywallstreet.org

Aerianne · Nov 16, 2011

Occupy Wall Street ProtestersTrying to Retrieve Belongings

The city backed down on promises to return property of ousted Occupy Wall Street protesters Tuesday — claiming it needed to go through the gear and make sure it was safe.
Instead of opening up the Department of Sanitation facility on West 57th St. at noon Tuesday for people to reclaim tents and other belongings, police locked the doors at 11:45 a.m.
"Nobody is getting in today," an officer said, explaining that police needed to "go through everything" for fear it might contain broken glass.
The officer assured the protesters their belongings were secure in the building and the doors would be guarded to make sure no one got inside. They said people would most likely be able to get their things on Wednesday morning.
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Cody, 19, and Taryn, 21, unemployed Californians who flew out here six weeks ago to participate in the Occupy Wall Street movement (and declined to give their last names), had arrived early and were allowed to rummage through four piles of gear for half an hour.
They then got kicked out because police had to "get broken glass out" of the piles, Cody said.

They found some of their stuff, but were still missing a cell phone, guitar case, a pair of glasses and Kurt Vonnegut books, Taryn said.
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http://www.dnainfo.com/20111115/che...rom-retrieving-their-belongings#ixzz1dusWgdCZ

Melissa Pham entered the hulking, block-long Sanitation Department warehouse on the West Side of Manhattan with a mandatory police escort.

“I live next to the White House, and there’s not this much security there,” said Ms. Pham, who lives in Virginia, as she laughed at the sight of the six officers guarding the door.

Most of the other protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement who went to collect their confiscated belongings were less amused. Starting at about 8 a.m. Wednesday, they combed through piles on the second floor of the building, finding their things in tatters.
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http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2...d-their-belongings-in-chaos-at-a-city-garage/

zombiewolf · Nov 16, 2011

"...to get out the broken glass."

How fucking pathetic of an excuse is that!

ZW

skip · Nov 17, 2011

Are you folks watching the live feeds???

Lots going on in NYC today!

Check the feed on Hippy.com!

Aerianne · Nov 17, 2011

NYPD blast LRAD sound cannons at OWS 17 November, 2011

RT’s New York crew has witnessed NYPD using LRADs, or sound cannons on Occupy Wall Street protesters. Eyewitnesses at the site have tweeted police fired as protesters sang the US national anthem.
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Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRADs) send harmful, pain inducing tones over longer distances and are rarely deployed for crowd control purposes. This is at least the second time they have been used on peaceful protests.
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http://rt.com/news/ows-police-sound-canons-603/

Aerianne · Nov 17, 2011

Occupy Wall Street November 17: Journalists Arrested, Beaten By Police

As thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters took to the streets on Thursday, journalists once again found themselves a target of police violence and arrests.

Reporters took to Twitter and, in some cases, to television to spread the word of the heavy hand police were using against them. It appeared to be a repeat of a similar scene two days earlier, when journalists were roughed up and arrested as the NYPD forcibly cleared the Occupy Wall Street encampment in lower Manhattan.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/...17-journalists-arrested-beaten_n_1099661.html

skip · Nov 17, 2011

OCCUPY THE SUBWAYS - IN PROGRESS NOW!

We will start by Occupying Our Blocks! Then throughout the five boroughs, we will gather at 16 central subway hubs and take our own stories to the trains, using the "People's Mic".

Bronx

Fordham Rd

3rd Ave, 138th Street

163rd and Southern Blvd

161st and River - Yankee Stadium

Brooklyn

Broadway Junction

Borough Hall

301 Grove Street

St Jose Patron Church,185 Suydam St, Bushwick

Queens

Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Ave.

Jamaica Center/Parsons/Archer

92-10 Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights

Manhattan

125th St. A,B,C,D

Union Sq. (Mass student strike)

23rd St and 8th Ave

Staten Island

St. George, Staten Island Ferry Terminal

479 Port Richmond Avenue, Port Richmond

Aerianne · Nov 17, 2011

Blood on Wall Street: Violent OWS Arrests

This man who identified himself as Brendan Watts was beaten to the ground by police officers in Zuccotti Park. According to reports he was injured and suffered a fractured skull after being hit with a baton to the head as police clashed with protesters.
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http://rt.com/news/bloody-story-brendan-watts-617/

Aerianne · Nov 17, 2011

Ten Thousand Massed at Foley Square, Thousands More En Route
Posted 1 hour ago on Nov. 17, 2011, 4:41 p.m. EST

Watch live: http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution and at http://www.livestream.com/occupynyc

Now, massive crowds are marching down Broadway toward Foley Square to join another large contingent of labor unions and fellow Occupiers. Despite a massive police presence and helicopters circling overhead, protestors are taking Foley Square. Thousands more are still en route, as marches continue to converge on Foley Square and more supporters pour from the subways.
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http://occupywallst.org/article/thousands-gather-foley-square/

skip · Nov 17, 2011

60 arrested at foot of Brooklyn Bridge. The protesters are now walking onto the bridge.

Nobody seems to know just how many people there are in this protest, taking place all over NYC.

Some are saying Tens of Thousands!

Just saw a group of doctors with a sign that says "Single Payer Health Care for All, People Before Profits"

And the opposition says it's just hippies protesting... What a crock!

Tyrsonswood · Nov 17, 2011

Bloomberg and the media are playing that number down, but there's no way they can possibly know.

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