City: Occupy Wall Street Protesters Must Agree to Cleaning Or Get Out [Updated]

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http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/10/bloomberg_and_b.php

Yesterday evening Mayor Bloomberg visited Occupy Wall Street for a while, walking through the park and viewing the inhabitants (we missed him by about five minutes). What he saw combined with complaints from Brookfield Office Properties, which owns Zuccotti Park, has led the city to demand that the protesters clear the area Friday so it can be cleaned. Brookfield sent a letter to Police Commissioner Ray Kelly arguing that the conditions in the park have become "unsanitary and unsafe" and pose a danger to the occupants and their neighbors:

snip --{view the letter @ the link}


Bloomberg's office's statement after his visit reads, in part:

The Mayor is a strong believer in the First Amendment and believes that the protesters have a right to continue to protest. At the same time, the last three weeks have created unsanitary conditions and considerable wear and tear on the park. This situation is not in the best interests of the protesters, residents or the City.

The cleaning will be done in stages and the protesters will be able to return to the areas that have been cleaned, provided they abide by the rules that Brookfield has established for the park.

The cleaning is scheduled to begin tomorrow.

[The Wielding Truth]

1. I've heard that they have daily meetings to access where the movement should go.

I would think that they could organize cleaning crews and rules of conduct for the occupation.

[ChiciB1]

2. I Follow NYC On Live Stream... My Heart Is With You & KNOW You

will do the correct thing! NYC is an inspiration like it has never been before!

You WOKE the WORLD UP!
:toast: :bounce:

[coalition_unwilling]

3. Since possession is 9/10 of the law and Bloomberg, while part of the

1%, is not yet dictator or tyrant, I don't think he gets to 'dictate' to OWS just what goes down or when.

[Me.]

4. Has Anyone Told Bloomberg He's Not A Dictator Or Tyrant?

[rhett o rick]

6. He is a member of the ruling class. They have supremacy over the peons. nm

[Me.]

10. And Let's Not Forget His :We Must Help The Bankers" Statement

[Obamanaut]

8. Possession is 9/10 of which law? How does that work, exactly? Someone

can set up a tent on the corner of my lot and say he possesses an acre of my land?

[rhett o rick]

5. The protestors can continue to protest as long as they follow the rules. WTF??? nm

[butterfly77]

7. If they are protesting...

why should they do what they want..

[Obamanaut]

9. Expecting the squatters to clean up after themselves isn't unreasonable. nt

[The Wielding Truth]

11. What did the Egyptian protesters do?

[onethatcares]

12. I think they got shot.

by the guys they were protesting about.

[The Wielding Truth]

13. I meant , what did they do about their cleanliness.