(Ray Kelly observing sweep of Liberty Plaza Park)
Liberty Plaza, the site of the Occupy Wall Street movement, is currently under siege. The NYPD is sweeping the park of protesters and making it very difficult for the press to document arrests anything. I’m currently stuck behind a barricade and will be updating with photos of what I’ve seen so far. Stay tuned. Reporting live from the scene via Twitter. (Photos: ANIMALNewYork)
(I took this photo of Ray Kelly and an officer demanded that I leave the area or face arrest)
(This is the NYPD line formed when a pack of reporters demanded access)
(Police keeping the area around Liberty Plaza locked down)
(DSNY workers sweeping stuff up and removing items with NYPD in background)
(Closeup of DSNY workers)
Video of DSNY workers cleaning the park
(Here’s the courageous NBC reporter who challenged the NYPD several times until his press pass was pulled, literally)
(Protester was carried out out by four officers and then got into a brief shoving match)
(Here’s the wall of cops that amassed at Fulton and Broadway to prevent anyone from heading south)
(Protesters facing off with cops at Fulton Street and Broadway)
That's not very neighborly…
So sad really. In the middle of the night? Rude.
They never should have issued that Thursday shut down threat.
Bad mistake.
Headed up to Tompkins and Union Square
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!!
It's about time.
I am thankful for sites like ANIMAL. Better photojournalism of the OWS movement than the NY Times.
Liberty Plaza indeed. No orange freedom nets?
They came like thieves in the night…Bloomberg's Blue Shirts. They robbed us of our rights, and our possessions… all the while preventing reporters from reporting on the scene. Bloomberg, the self-proclaimed number one defender of free speech (pause for gagging), said in no uncertain terms: "yes, you have the right…the right to remain silent. So just shut up and obey". This is only the beginning dear Mayor .0001%. This WILL be your legacy- of repression. But you will NOT succeed. These mayors, governors, city councils, police chiefs, and street cops of America need to realize that it is NOT UP TO THEM whether or not Americans peaceably gather, protest, discuss, or demonstrate. It's up to a document called the US CONSTITUTION. You can beat us and arrest us and tear-gas us, you can try to "permit" us to death….but you can't kill an idea. You can't keep down a people’s hopes and dreams for a better life….for us, and for our kids. America USED to work. The people had work. The system worked (sort of). Hey, EVEN the Congress used to work (sometimes). God knows, it was far, far, far from perfect -but at least we all had some share in the struggles AND the rewards. But somewhere along the way, we lost our way. Because now we have an economy and a political system that seems to work only for the rich. With OWS America has found it’s voice, and that voice demands fairness and justice – for ALL. This land IS our land! AND WE WANT IT BACK! We want our LIVES back! We want our FUTURE back! But it’s much more than just words…. it’s much more than politics….. it’s your freakin’ LIFE, and how you want to live it, and how you WILL live it. Find a quiet place somewhere, and consider this: Each of us has only one brief life….one chance….one roll of the dice….and many choices. The time has come to choose….to risk…and to act. If not now…then when? If not you, then….who? You DO have the power my friend….and the choice IS yours. Don’t let your dreams die…
Best (only?) actual reporting of the sweep while it happened: Corey Kilgannon's live video from Zucotti: http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/11/15/multime…
But why the kerfuffle over a supposed media blackout when this is available? Makes no sense.
Actually, Matt Harvey's was awesome: http://animalnewyork.com/2011/11/from-the-front-l…