Public Space, Private Rules: The Legal Netherworld of Occupy Wall Street - Cities. UPDATE: The private owners of Zuccotti park blinked early this morning, postponing their plans to clean the park and rescinding their request for assistance from the NYPD.
The New York Police Department's announcement that officers will remove Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park at 7 a.m. tomorrow is a reminder that the movement was lucky to stumble into that location. Had the protest begun almost anywhere else in New York City, it almost certainly would have been shut down far sooner. The three-plus-week-old protest has allowed New York to make use one of its least effective policies.
Wall Street Protesters Have Ink-Stained Fingers. Books: On Wall Street - Business. The Top Five Things Occupy Wall Street Protesters Want (and How They Can Get Them) - Politics.