Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Occupy Wall Streeters Are B-a-a-c-k!


From New York Magazine: Occupy Wall Street scored a victory on Tuesday night when police removed metal barricades that for nearly two months had blocked them from entering Zuccotti Park, previously home base of the Occupy movement.

Two days earlier, the New York Civil Liberties Union appealed to the New York City Department of Buildings to have the barricades removed, calling the obstructions a violation of city zoning laws because they restricted public access to the park.
Prior to the removal of the barricades, the park was accessible only through two checkpoints under watch by officers or security. But on Tuesday, according to police spokesman Paul Brown, police tore down those walls because officials felt they were no longer necessary….

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/01/police-remove-barricades-at-zuccotti-park.html

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