
1:15am
For Immediate Release
Eviction of Occupy Wall Street at Liberty Square Underway
Press should get to the park immediately.
More information to follow.
Here is a link to live video and blog.
This is from MSNBC
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- Hundreds of police officers, some in riot gear, descended on Zuccotti Park after midnight Tuesday in a surprise sweep.
There were 12 arrests by about 2 a.m. ET., NBC New York reported.
The police operation comes just two days ahead of a massive planned demonstration Thursday marking the movement's two-month anniversary.
Police handed out letters to protesters ordering them to temporarily evacuate the park. Police said the eviction will improve health conditions.
Campers were ordered to remove all their tents. Police claimed it was a health issue.
Protesters were told they may be allowed to return to the...
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Later today from RawStory:
“Occupy Wall Street” protesters weren’t the only group who had a difficult morning thanks to NYPD’s actions in Zuccotti Park.
A number of reporters complained of a media blackout from covering the morning raid. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly confirmed that several journalists were arrested by authorities.
The police operation comes just two days ahead of a massive planned demonstration Thursday marking the movement's two-month anniversary.
Police handed out letters to protesters ordering them to temporarily evacuate the park. Police said the eviction will improve health conditions.
Campers were ordered to remove all their tents. Police claimed it was a health issue.
Protesters were told they may be allowed to return to the...
More
Later today from RawStory:
“Occupy Wall Street” protesters weren’t the only group who had a difficult morning thanks to NYPD’s actions in Zuccotti Park.
A number of reporters complained of a media blackout from covering the morning raid. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly confirmed that several journalists were arrested by authorities.
10:53 PM 1love4all: steve needs conirmation about the 4-5
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10:53 PM occupysteve: WBAI is reporting live from inside the park too
10:53 PM okyoupie: thats a link to this same site
10:53 PM fourseeds6: thanks guys. Love from St. Louis
10:53 PM ihavenolegz: steve if the green line is down just take the yellow R train to rector and walk over
10:53 PM datd00d27: whats link to inside the park?
10:53 PM gdorn: this stream seems to still be inside http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution
10:53 PM fckgop: sad, so much for frree speech in america
10:53 PM TF282011: Yes Ravila! Bigger and better!
10:53 PM heldenautie: If war crime laws were truly enforced, every president from Truman to Obama would hang.
10:53 PM heldenautie: (Both parties)
10:53 PM nickelsareshiny: 15 thousand ON NYC NOW
10:54 PM northernontguy: Hold the Park at all cost till morning
10:54 PM 1love4all: so fucked up when did they fdo this
10:54 PM 1love4all: what wasthe time frame
10:54 PM DamaskPortland: any chemical agents being used?
10:54 PM nickelsareshiny: 15 mins ago
10:54 PM paulmax7: Jimmy your brain seems to be over
10:54 PM TF282011: Hold the park! <3 from Portland
10:54 PM 1love4all: 1 mins to get up and go
10:54 PM occupysteve: OCCUPYNYC has 15,000 viewers
10:54 PM 1love4all: nice
10:54 PM occupysteve: 16,000
10:54 PM northernontguy: such brave people
10:54 PM purplicious: the whole worls is watching!!
10:54 PM DamaskPortland: shoot..
10:54 PM seaamy: why r they evicting if they are just letting tyhem back in a few hrs... doesnt make sense
10:55 PM northernontguy: CANADA IS WATCHING AND REPORTING UR STORY
10:55 PM DamaskPortland: Occupy Portland is watching!
10:55 PM PeaceDai6y: I think ppl outside the park need to get themselves arrested to keep the police really busy
10:55 PM 1love4all: 17 k
10:55 PM nickelsareshiny: CALL THE POLICE AND DEMAND THEY STAND DOWN
10:55 PM CCinmotion: 5,000 on global
10:55 PM purplicious: i don't think i ever seen that much viewer!!
10:55 PM DamaskPortland: How many people are in the park? outside the park?
10:55 PM jayg11511: occupy wall stlic?
10:55 PM jayg11511: what?
10:55 PM occupysteve: 16,000 in global rev, 6000 in NYC, 500 here
10:56 PM sweetleef: northernontguy... heya from Occupy T.O. :)
10:56 PM nickelsareshiny: STEVE BREAK OUT YOUR JETPACK !!!
10:56 PM nickelsareshiny: i saw dwayne on cam a few mins ago
10:56 PM occupysteve: I need to get down there =[
10:56 PM occupysteve: Dwayne and nick are outside the park, safe
10:56 PM heldenautie: occupy wall st nyc
10:56 PM heldenautie: How many there in meatspace?
10:57 PM wolfspirit1967: Hello from Stockton California
10:57 PM purplicious: i hope the have enough battery!!!!!
10:57 PM ihavenolegz: @steve R train to Rector
10:57 PM heldenautie: Stream dead?
10:57 PM CurlyJC: yea I saw him too
10:57 PM 1love4all: yup
10:57 PM 1love4all: get there
10:57 PM hitherepeeps: ugh feed down
10:57 PM nickelsareshiny: cbs is back up http://www.ustream.tv/cbsnews
10:57 PM northernontguy: MAYOR AND POLICE USE OF MILITARY WEAPONS AGAINST UNARMED CIVILIANS IS A WAR CRIME AND U WILL BE CHARGED
10:57 PM northernontguy: hI sweet
10:57 PM nickelsareshiny: michael are you aware of whats going on right now ?
10:57 PM northernontguy: .
10:58 PM sweetleef: I went to the cbs one and first it was just a picture of the whitehouse or something and then it was just choppy pictures from a chopper
10:58 PM nickelsareshiny: they are just getting back in the air
10:58 PM Michaelasher has been banned by nickelsareshiny.
10:58 PM nickelsareshiny cleared messages from user Michaelasher.
10:58 PM heldenautie: IRL Protester estimate>?
10:58 PM hitherepeeps: NICE "REAL MEN" THESE COPS ARE-BRUTALIZING WOMEN
10:59 PM ihavenolegz: who is this on the cam?