Wall Street Protesters Look to Expand N.Y. Presence

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Source: Reuters

Wall Street protesters look to expand N.Y. presence

NEW YORK | Sat Oct 8, 2011 6:04pm EDT

By Ray Sanchez

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street demonstrators said on Saturday they are growing out of their lower Manhattan encampment and are exploring options to expand to other public spaces in New York City.

Protesters complaining about what they view as corporate greed have been camped out near Wall Street in Zuccotti Park for three weeks, staging rallies and marches that have mostly proceeded peacefully but have also resulted in confrontations with police.

On Saturday, several hundred protesters marched north to Washington Square Park -- the site of protests against the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s -- to discuss expanding their encampment to other sites.

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Lucas Vasquez, a student who was leading the march, said protesters were looking at expanding into Washington Square and Battery parks, but stressed: "We're not going to give up Liberty Plaza" -- the protesters' name for Zuccotti Park, where about 250 have camped out around the clock.

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[dixiegrrrrl]

1. I think I would have just gone ahead with the occupation and not announced it.

No need to give the police a heads up.

[ixion]

2. do journalists even bother to research their stories anymore?

it really seems like they just bark up a set of pre-fabricated talking points.

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3. Isn't Liberty Plaza its original name?

Before the crooked Zuccotti slapped his name on it?