What's going on in the streets of New York???

[skooooo]

I wanna know! I wanna know!

What does Time's Square look like? Anything out of the ordinary.

I'll be there soon...can't wait.

[Eric J in MN]

1. try here

http://nyc.indymedia.org/

[4morewars]

6. Holy Crap !!

10:23PM A reporter from DC IMC says that at 10th St. & 2nd Ave cops are throwing bikes onto flatbeds. It appears as if all arrests have been made there.

10:16PM Police are getting ready to arrest over 100 people near the Lincoln Tunnel.

10:00PM Approx 24 people are being arrested at 9th St. & 2nd Ave. Hundreds of New Yorkers coming from surrounding bars have poured into the streets and are shouting, "Fuck Bush," and "No Police State."

9:59PM All traffic between 8th St. & 14th St. east of 3rd Ave. has been halted. Cops have cordoned off the entire area.


9:57PMA Michigan IMC reporter has been arrested.

[Kanary]

17. Yup, that's it. The RW got what they so desired.

And we get 4 more years of the shithead.

Way to go. We did a great job of playing right into Rove's hands.

SHIT

[EstimatedProphet]

50. Don't give up yet

If they're arresting people simply because they're out in the street and marching, that's not gonna go well for the Bushidiots.

[skooooo]

51. don't pay attention to..

...trolls.

[Malva Zebrina]

32. oh my

hundreds of New Yorkers coming out from bars shouting "Fuck Bush" and "No Police State'! LOL--

[4morewars]

35. I wish I was there !

I'm originally from NYC, I'm sure it's a blast tonight !!!!

[skooooo]

36. Where would you want to be exactly..?

Where do you think would be the best place?

[4morewars]

40. St. Mark's Place....

that is always an interesting 'hood, and it sounds like it's hoppin tonight :

11:08PM Police are now reporting at least 250 cyclists arrested.

11:03PM The show at St. Mark's Church is starting up. There is reportedly a band starting up and a crowd of people in the church courtyard. The buses carrying arrestees and many but not all police have withdrawn from the area.

10:57PM IMC reporters near St. Mark's Church on 2nd Ave. report police loading arrestees into buses and clearing the streets.

10:45PM Police report at least 54 arrests.

10:34PM Greg from Michigan IMC reports that many cyclists are attempting to escape the street closure by going directly through the barricades.

10:30PM Within the next half hour, Outernational is scheduled to play a show to a packed house at St. Marks Church within the next half hour. However, the church is currently surrounded by police. A NYC IMC reporter on the scene describes it as a "concert under siege."

[skooooo]

43. There's an anti-war poetry reading ..

...scheduled there sometimes this week. I was thinking of going.

I hope they're not arresting people for just showing up to these things.

[DoYouEverWonder]

53. Washington Square Park might be good

you know, just for old times sack.

[Wickerman]

10. Who is Foxy Brown, and why would she run over protesters?

7:41PM - The end of the ride just left! Front is at 30th St. and Broadway.

7:37PM - White SUV plowed through ride, created hole in ride, injured 1 rider, damaged several bikes, medics on the scene. Caller: "impossible to judge" size. White SUV driver was allegedly Foxy Brown.

7:31PM - At least 5,000. There is a really loud response from pedestrians, waving, riding, cheering "shut it down." There is great support, they are lining the sidewalks.

[skooooo]

12. who's foxy brown?

[goclark]

20. Wasn't she Hugh Grants "friend" from

the street corner of Beverly Hills?

I thought her name was Foxy Brown.

[jdj]

39. No that was Divine Brown

I think Foxy Brown is a rapper.

[jdj]

41. yes, she's a rapper, Lil' Kim's archrival.

she's on defjam, http://www.defjam.com

[goclark]

49. Link to photo of Foxy

Looks cute.

http://www.the411online.com/news4.html

[skooooo]

14. thanks...just the kind of thing i was looking for

[Rabrrrrrr]

16. WOO HOO!!!

Man, I wish I were still there. I moved out a month too soon.

I had really hoped to be all over protesting and making life hell for the repuke filth.

I'm so proud of my city!

[TSIDTPIG]

18. Yee Haa!

10:34PM Greg from Michigan IMC reports that many cyclists are attempting to escape the street closure by going directly through the barricades.

10:30PM Within the next half hour, Outernational is scheduled to play a show to a packed house at St. Marks Church within the next half hour. However, the church is currently surrounded by police. A NYC IMC reporter on the scene describes it as a "concert under siege."

10:26PM Greg from Michigan IMC reports a street closure at 9th Ave. & 23rd St. He reports that bikes are trapped; there are at least 6 police wagons present and cops are trying to fill them up with arrestees.

10:23PM A reporter from DC IMC says that at 10th St. & 2nd Ave cops are throwing bikes onto flatbeds. It appears as if all arrests have been made there.

That should leave a mark!

[skooooo]

19. Why are the police around St. Marks??

Should we just expect to see them everywhere there is any event at all?

[smirkymonkey]

37. Critical Mass cyclists...

you know, those anti-gas hog people. Gotta round them up.

[sub.theory]

42. Of course, they don't buy enough oil

That costs Haliburton money, which is illegal! Those dastardly cyclists! Don't they know they are hurting the economy?!

[Stephanie]

2. All I can hear is helicopters

Circling and circling. Very unusual. Flying very low.

[Sugarbleus]

Like I said the other day: "New York has all the fun"...lol

Good Luck in NYC skooooo..be careful too :hi:

[skooooo]

5. thanks I will!

no intention of getting hurt!

[annabanana]

3. Here... some streaming videos of NYC

There are several points around the city that you can monitor live.

http://nyctmc.org/xmanhattan.asp#

[skooooo]

8. thanks!!!

[aquart]

4. Times Square is not the location of Madison Square Garden.

I just mention it.

TS is on 42nd St. MSG and Penn Station between 7th and 8th at 33rd.

34th Street is a retail area anchored by Macy's. The RNC is a disaster for those stores. Next week is tax-free week and it's supposed to be a bonanza for NYC retailers. Not in that area it won't.

Come to think of it, I saw signs at 14th and 8th rerouting traffic, so merchants for a looooooooooooong stretch are going to be screwed.

Do me a favor? Buy a pair of socks or something?

[skooooo]

7. I know MSG is not at Time's Square...

..not sure where you got the impression that's what I thought. I don't know if I'll even try to get close to MSG.

Been to NY lots of times. Love it.

[aquart]

13. The Progressive Tourist Bureau is at the Tank on 42nd's Theatre Row.

It will have an alley of bloggers and free wireless whatever the hell that is if you bring a laptop or something.

Also, water and cheap snacks.

Aside from lots of cops, 42nd Street looks the same.

[skooooo]

15. won't be there til Sunday afternoon (late)

:-(

Wish I would have booked my flight for tomorrow.

[NMDemDist2]

9. the Critcal Mass bike ride was 45 blocks long???

OMFG!

good for indymedia NYC for keeping us posted

[Vickers]

23. Hey, go rate the bike story...currently 1.25 out of 5

story here

[calimary]

47. What's cool about that story is the mention of the locals who stopped

to applaud the bicyclists.

Now, if we could just consider this for a minute - WAKE UP, AMERICA - SHOULDN'T THIS TELL YOU SOMETHING? The mere fact that there are so many people amassing to protest against this guy - HELLO!!! Did you see anything even close in Boston - crowds of angry people there to diss Kerry? NO. You didn't. Because there AREN'T THAT MANY. By contrast, there are MULTITUDES who hate bush. And we're gonna see and hear from a bunch of 'em, I suspect...

Gonna be an interesting week just ahead. Wish I was there, too.

[skooooo]

48. they'll say they're all just wacko..

....pinko, liberal, commie, homo freaks in NY -- you know, nonhumans.

[Vickers]

52. Then why have the convention there?

Oh, I forgot, 9/11 changed everything :eyes:

I can't believe that Rove thought this was gonna be some kind of PR masterstroke, like NYC would welcome these doofuses like returning heroes.

[Cassandra]

28. That's 2 1/4 miles...

for those who don't know.

[The Traveler]

11. Wish I could go! (n/t)

[TSIDTPIG]

21. Looks like the message is getting out

The message is the question and the answer is being formed as the questions progress.

[skooooo]

24. huh?

[TSIDTPIG]

29. Shut it down!

The message is that republicans have no safe space to plot their evil destuction of America!

[skooooo]

30. wishful thinking

[leesa]

45. That's what the pig farm in Crawford is for.

No bugging there. Full security.

[Union Thug]

22. GO GO GO!!!! Shut it all down!!!!

Gawd I wish I were there!

[skooooo]

25. Don't shut it down....

..what would that accomplish?

[Kanary]

27. Some are hoping for a replay of 68. Sounds like they're getting it.

Never mind that the results will be the same.

Four more years of shithead.

Way to go.

Kanary

[skooooo]

31. Not unless there are brawls between..

protestors and police. Haven't heard of that happening yet.

[Kanary]

33. Oh good....... yes, let's crank it up another notch.

I'm sure Mr and Mrs Middle America have been swayed and changed their mind because of all the arrests, and are now solidly voting for Kerry.

Kanary

[skooooo]

34. I'm not saying that's what I want!

I'm saying that you can't compare it to '68 if that doesn't happen.

Of course I don't want violence.

[Robbien]

38. You are being baited

Leave the bait alone. Many here support your participation in peacefully showing BushCo that many do not support him.

Have fun and take care and give them the raspberries for me.

[Kanary]

44. The comparison is already there.

Some of us have been here before, and see all the signs.

This is more than discouraging. It's suicidal.

Kanary

[Robbien]

26. Reuters finally has a story on the bike ride

Anti-Bush Activists Launch NYC Convention Protests
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=6093243

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of cyclists brought traffic in midtown Manhattan to a virtual standstill on Friday in the first significant protest ahead of the Republican convention at which President Bush will be nominated to run for a second White House term.

Thousands of cyclists swarmed down Broadway from Central Park in a parade stretching more than a mile on Friday evening -- a time when the area is typically crowded with theatergoers and people out for dinner and drinks.

The protest lasted several hours, with many chanting "No more Bush," and was the first sizable demonstration ahead of the Aug. 30-Sept. 2 convention. Many locals in the mostly Democratic city stopped to applaud the cyclists as they passed through a bustling Times Square.

At least 30 cyclists were detained and handcuffed at various locations along the route after small altercations between riders and motorists who were irritated at the congestion, according to Reuters witnesses.

[JohnOneillsMemory]

46. "The wheel keeps turning and you can't slow down..."

Bicycles against Bush*! How appropriate. I love it. What could be a better statement for people power, not oil.