1:19 am NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg sent out a tweet via twitter that it was time to clear out Zuccotti Park."Demonstrators should temporarily leave and remove tents and tarps,Protesters can return after the park is cleared.” New York City police in riot gear swept into the Lower Manhattan park and removed the Occupy Wall Street protesters early today following similar moves that shut down camps in Oakland, California, and Portland, Oregon.
One of the reasons Mayor Bloomberg sent police in to remove the protesters was because organizers announced plans to mark the two-month anniversary of the movement this week with plans to “shut down Wall Street” and “occupy the subways.”
Police rushed into Zuccotti Park with loud speakers and told the over 200 protesters to remove the space or face arrest. hundreds of tents and tarps that have been up since Sept were torn down. No major incidents have been reported so far but there have been over 70 arrests.
Once all protesters were cleared from the Zuccotti Park it was temporarily closed. NYC sanitation crew have entered the park for major cleaning. once the city has received a court order the park will be reopened. Protesters will be allowed to re-enter but no tent or tarps will be allowed back in. Protester have also made their way to City Hall. Mayor Bloomberg has scheduled a news conference regarding the matter.
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