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NYPD Arrests Several OWS Protesters On March To Union Square
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Christopher Robbins
Published Mar 24, 2012
Modified Mar 24, 2012
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Published Mar 24, 2012
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Several hundred Occupy Wall Street protesters are currently on a winding march from Zuccotti Park to Union Square to protest NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, the department's stop-and-frisk program and the recent spates of violence committed by officers against demonstrators. At least three people have been arrested so far for refusing to leave the street, and while the "scooter cops" in the photo above may be a gag, the NYPD's presence at the march appears to be rapidly growing.
There's also an unsubstantiated report that NYPD officers tore the clothing off a young "high school aged girl" during an arrest. Councilmembers Ydanis Rodriguez and Jumaane Williams are in attendance, and the march can be streamed live here.
Civil rights attorney Norman Siegel tells us that the protesters may run into trouble once they reach Union Square. "The city put a sign there on Thursday that explicitly states that there can be no rallies in the park without a permit. The NYPD may or may not choose to enforce that rule." Siegel added that city parks have "many rules, and very few people know them all. They're enforced periodically to target a particular group such as these protesters...The irony is that they have more rights in Zuccotti Park, a privately-owned space, than they do in the city's public parks."
We'll post pertinent updates as they develop.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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