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Occupy Wall Street National Day of Action: Live Updates From Downtown Manhattan
Village Voice ^ | 11/17/11 | Steven Thrasher

Posted on 11/17/2011 3:07:10 AM PST by M. Thatcher

Today is November 17, the two month anniversary since Occupy Wall Street began. Protestors have declared today to be an International Day of Action, calling for people to "occupy their block," to "shut down Wall Street" starting at 7:00 AM, and to "occupy the subway" starting at 3:00 PM. We have been hearing that protestors, and the NYPD, will be amassing all over the city today, and will be live blogging dispatches from our own Village Voice staff writers Rosie Gray (@_rosiegray) and Nick Pinto (@macfathom), as well as photographer C.S. Muncy (@CSMuncyPhoto), who are on the scene through out lower Manhattan.

5:15 AM: From the anchor desk here in downtown Brooklyn, we hear a helicopter that sounds like it is heading towards Manhattan. Nick sends two pictures: this one appears to be on an NYPD roll call, just north of the Wall Street bull:

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To: fwdude

You are exactly right. The man is a textbook case of inciting to violence

If there is no law, then there is no law


41 posted on 11/17/2011 4:42:52 AM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 ..... Crucifixion is coming)
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To: Eleutheria5
“If they actually try to do what the guy with the sign says, they’re going to be spread a bit thin.”

It won't take but a few of the most radical to do something crazy enough to paralyze the city.

42 posted on 11/17/2011 4:44:13 AM PST by NavyCanDo
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Maybe 1000-1200 tops. NYPD has them bottled up just south of One Financial it looks like.
43 posted on 11/17/2011 4:44:22 AM PST by StAnDeliver (/)
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To: StAnDeliver

Thanks.


44 posted on 11/17/2011 4:45:32 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: fwdude

Heard on the Rush Limbaugh Show yesterday that the Dem mayors, and frankly Mayor Bloomberg is a Dem Mayor have been told by higher ups that the American people have simply have gotten FED-UP and said these OWS protests ARE TO END.


45 posted on 11/17/2011 4:46:26 AM PST by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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Police announced the OWS doesn’t have a parade permit...crowd reversing direction...


46 posted on 11/17/2011 4:46:42 AM PST by StAnDeliver (/)
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To: StAnDeliver

Narrator of this live stream says police are blocking saying they did not obtain a parade permit.


47 posted on 11/17/2011 4:46:55 AM PST by Carlucci (Don't care what religion my president is, as long as he worships -- THE CONSTITUTION!)
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To: StAnDeliver

Broadway blocked. Marchers going up Cedar? Free for all.


48 posted on 11/17/2011 4:48:29 AM PST by StAnDeliver (/)
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from live stream: police blocking march path, tells them they do not have a permit for parade.

They have pushed the police back...they are breaking through. This is not good.

49 posted on 11/17/2011 4:48:39 AM PST by buschbaby (....not witty enough to utilize this space)
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To: Biggirl

Do you mean they were to stop OWS?


50 posted on 11/17/2011 4:49:30 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: MagnoliaB

Avtuially, they are calling it a ‘Day Of Action’...and that siuits mr fine....’OWS: DOA’.... ;o}


51 posted on 11/17/2011 4:50:43 AM PST by DGHoodini (Iran Azadi)
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Crowd is formless. Police keeping them off the street at Broadway, putting them on sidewalk...


52 posted on 11/17/2011 4:50:52 AM PST by StAnDeliver (/)
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To: buschbaby

appears to be more media than dirtbags.


53 posted on 11/17/2011 4:51:46 AM PST by buschbaby (....not witty enough to utilize this space)
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Police reiterating no permit... This tweet elucidates these idiots plans :
"Today's plan involves in multiple marches entering the financial district from different directions. The first is underway."

54 posted on 11/17/2011 4:53:14 AM PST by StAnDeliver (/)
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To: BunnySlippers

That is what I have heard, that the Dem mayors were to end the OWS protests because the everyday Americans who just want to live their everyday lives in the areas where these protests they want to be left alone to go about their lives in peace. In other words, Enough of the smelly hippies.


55 posted on 11/17/2011 4:54:15 AM PST by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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... I would not want to be going to work on Wall Street this morning. Getting read for work in the business now ...

Be strong Wall Street. We’re dealing with MORONS!


56 posted on 11/17/2011 4:55:58 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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Marchers are going in circles. They keep doubling back on themselves. "Do you know what's happening?" "No."
57 posted on 11/17/2011 4:56:48 AM PST by StAnDeliver (/)
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To: DGHoodini

Haaaahaaahaaaa......


58 posted on 11/17/2011 4:57:19 AM PST by MagnoliaB
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To: StAnDeliver

NYPD consulted with City of London Police in the last few years to develop a kettling technique to stop all forms of marches that are not of the “proper type of poodle marching”...

called kettling, a bunch of grad students in London developed a free software platform that is anonymized P2P mobile that allows live updates through social media to create anti-kettling amrch plans.

NYPD is not prepared for this, and quite frankly, it’s not possible to stop a dozen plus marches coming from 15+ locations in Manhattan/Brooklyn today.


59 posted on 11/17/2011 4:58:22 AM PST by JerseyHighlander
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To: StAnDeliver

This is the UK version, there is a separate NYC app on anonymized local P2P adhoc netowrking right now.

http://sukey.org/

Sukey - Keeping demonstrators safe, mobile & informed.

Sukey is a web app that is designed to keep people safe, mobile and informed during demonstrations. We crowdsource updates from twitter and other online and offline sources in order to provide our users with a timely overview of what is going on at a demonstration. We also provide our users with a map view, a compass view and the ability to send us reports and updates through the app itself.


60 posted on 11/17/2011 5:00:21 AM PST by JerseyHighlander
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