The OCCUPATION PARTY At Times Square -- Live Commentary As It Happens

[occupy_wall_street]

Source: Occupy Wall Street

NYC Live Updates -- after posting will be updated in comments.

New York, NY -- After triumphing in a standoff with the city over the continued protest of Wall Street at Liberty Square in Manhattan's financial district, the Occupy Wall Street movement has spread world wide today with demonstrations in over 1,500 cities globally and over 100 US cities from coast to coast. In New York, thousands marched in various protests by trade unions, students, environmentalists, and community groups.

9:02 p.m. 42 arrests on 47th.
8:50 p.m. 700 reported in Washington Square Park. Music and food there.
8:30 p.m. Scanner says riot cops in full gear, nets out, headed to the crowd, 47th and 6th.
8:11 p.m. White shirt just ordered #NYPD line AWAY from barricades. Crowd ROARS
8:08 p.m. Tension escalating, police ordering protesters to step away from barricades.
8:02 p.m. Mario: 4 paddy wagons and arrests at 46 and 6th ave.
8:00 p.m. Police are arresting occupiers at 46th and 6th.
7:30 p.m. Unconfirmed estimates ranging as high as 50,000 people in Times Square.
6:45 p.m. Police have trapped people in times square with barricades.
6:35 p.m. A horse just went down. Crowd is going wild. NYPD says anyone near barricade is going to jail. This is is inexcusable. (Source)
6:22 p.m. Police on horseback arrive. Police pulling people out of crowd and attacking them. Protesters are rushing barricades.
6:10 p.m. Police in riot gear retreat.
6:05 p.m. Police are in riot gear.
6:00 p.m. Backup has arrived. Estimated 15,000 in Times Square
5:49 p.m. Orange nets along Broadway.
5:45 p.m. Five thousand more on their way from Liberty Square and other locations.
5:30 p.m. Thousands arrive in Time Square. Now livestreaming: http://www.livestream.com/occupywallstnyc
5:13 p.m. March now 7 blocks from Times Square.
4:18 p.m. March from Washington Square Park is at 20th St and 6th Ave.

20th & 6th


3:40 p.m. March from Washington Square Park is at 11th St and 6th Ave. At least five thousand strong.
3:36 p.m. It appears that Twitter is censoring our updates.
3:26 p.m. General Assembly of Washington Square Park marches on Times Square. 8th st and 6th ave.
3:19 p.m. Zombie group arriving in Washington Square Park. Hundreds march from Liberty Square to Citibank at 555 La Guardia Place in solidarity with arrested occupiers.
2:43 p.m. Around four thousand in Washington Square Park. Around three thousand in Liberty Square.
2:28 p.m. Police at 555 La Guardia Place are arresting occupiers in Citibank who are attempting to close their accounts.
2:23 p.m. At least 22 arrested in Citibank.
2:19 p.m. Citibank action 555 La Guardia Place. Occupiers are inside and currently being arrested.
1:57 p.m. March from Liberty Square reaches Washington Square Park. Thousands in the General Assembly meet them chanting, "Wall Street, no thanks - we don't need your greedy banks."
1:49 p.m. March from Liberty Square passes Waverly Place, nears Washington Square Park.
1:29 p.m.. Two thousand are gathered for General Assembly in Washington Square Park. Thousands more are marching to meet them.
1:23 p.m. At least twenty NYPD vehicles heading to Washington Square Park.
1:16 p.m. March from Liberty Square to Washington Square Park passes 6th and Broome.
1:05 p.m. Poetry cipher broke out during the Bronx General Assembly on the 4 train.
12:54 p.m. Bronx Police hold entrance to subway open for Bronx General Assembly - march heads downtown for free, filling two entire cars.
12:35 p.m. March from Liberty Square to Washington Square Park passes Church and Chambers - numbers more than a thousand.

Pics below....

Read more: http://occupywallst.org/

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At Times Square:



From above:

[Odin2005]

1. WOW!!!

[Donny]

2. Thank you!

[phasma ex machina]

3. That trio of jack-booted, knuckle-dragging, white-shirted babboon wannabes in the top picture

make me :puke:

[occupy_wall_street]

10. This comment is incendiary. Provocative. Not in the interest of OWS.

Please ignore all such verbal attacks on ordinary non-violent working police officers, fire department personnel, and public safety officials.

[leftstreet]

4. Why are you calling it a party?

Nice photos by the way

[pnorman]

5. Many thanks for the OP and link!

n/t

[defendandprotect]

6. Wow -- !! Thank you --

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. K&R, thank you!

[fishwax]

8. Times Square to OWS: We Welcome You as Liberators

:woohoo: :kick:

[occupy_wall_street]

11. This typist/worker-bee is heading downtown in 5 minutes.

I'll give your message to the crew at Liberty Park.

[occupy_wall_street]

9. This posting was "locked." Messages after 9:02 PM could not be mirrored to democraticunderground

Updates from 9:48 and on could not be reposted to democraticunderground.com.

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12:40 a.m. Police are barricading Washington Square Park from the public. Property not people.
12:12 a.m. Police are advancing on bystanders standing outside the South side of Washington Square Park.
12:09 a.m. Police have sealed the North and South side of Washington Square Park.
11:54 p.m. Police in riot gear are advancing on peaceful occupiers in Washington Square Park.
11:34 p.m. Police are massing at Washington Square Park. Police are moving on #occupychicago
9:48 p.m. 3,000 at Washington Square now, about to have a General Assembly, 70 arrests total for today.

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