[conservative in nyc]

I seriously doubt the NYPD will let things get out of hand. But there should be a lot of arrests. They NYPD has designated a pier in the Hudson River as a temporary holding area for dirty stinking hippie protesters, if necessary.

[EternalVigilance]

They NYPD has designated a pier in the Hudson River as a temporary holding area for dirty stinking hippie protesters, if necessary.

Hope it's a short pier, and they make 'em take a long walk...

[piasa]

They NYPD has designated a pier in the Hudson River as a temporary holding area for dirty stinking hippie protesters, if necessary.

Do they need any cement? ;o)

[pacocat]

Yes, but the use of the pier indicates that the cops are not 'arresting' and 'booking' the protesters. What is happening seems to be a detention and ticketing process, which means that the vast majority of the protesters are simply being given tickets. I would be surprised if the cops are taking the time to do anything under than rudimentary photographing, and they certainly aren't going to fingerprint.

The pier itself is very limited, and I would expect arraignments to start within a few hours--I think that you will see most protesters out within 12 hours of arrest because frankly, I don't think the city wants to incur the massive liability of keeping the protesters in city bullpens and they certainly do not want to start sending people to Rikers.

If it is the pier I think it is, then it won't be too long before the media starts making hay about its use. I fault Bloomberg for this.

Should be interesting....

[Bonaparte]

"...a pier in the Hudson River as a temporary holding area..."

Why not the Hudson itself?

[lemura]

I seriously doubt the NYPD will let things get out of hand.

If they were smart, they'd slink away like the LAPD during the '92 'uprising'. Then the entire world would get a chance to see a preview of what America would look like during a Kerry administration.

[who knows what evil?]

The NYPD has designated a pier in the Hudson River as a temporary holding area for dirty stinking hippie protesters, if necessary.

Please tell me that this pier is at the BOTTOM of the Hudson River.