NOW: I’m at New York City’s version of an “autonomous zone.”
It’s been dubbed “Occupy City Hall”
People are living here in tents with “free food” booths from donations. Their goal: to defund NYPD.
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It’s been dubbed “Occupy City Hall”
People are living here in tents with “free food” booths from donations. Their goal: to defund NYPD.
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Protestors have taken over the Brooklyn bridge city hall station
A food donation booth and a food fund venmo account.
Protestors have defaced the Surrogate’s Court building.
Graffiti scrawled on ground says: “Revolution Nothing less.”
NOW: Line of NYPD officers forming in front of “Occupy City Hall”
Sign with list of “demands” protestors want met.
Spiderman shows up and delivers pizza’s to protestors.
City council vote on budget that was originally slated for 6 pm - has now been delayed till 8p.m.
New graffiti scrawled onto buildings next to “occupy city hall.”
It comes after the city council voted yesterday night to shift roughly $1 billion away from the NYPD.
It comes after the city council voted yesterday night to shift roughly $1 billion away from the NYPD.
Multiple NYPD vans and officers are stationed around the protest zone.
The occupied area appears to be largely the same size as it was yesterday.
The occupied area appears to be largely the same size as it was yesterday.
I interviewed a 56yo black man inside “occupy city hall.” He supports BLM/the protest but said this:
“Abolishing police would be foolish. If there are no repercussions it would be anarchy.
“We talking about defunding—but when I go to the hood we killing each other..” (1)
“Abolishing police would be foolish. If there are no repercussions it would be anarchy.
“We talking about defunding—but when I go to the hood we killing each other..” (1)
Continued: (The man is from the Bronx).
“Why are they sweeping under the rug what we are doing to ourselves?
“We fighting, shooting each other over nothing —petty beef, because we don’t love ourselves. We were taught that - these things are passed down.”
“Why are they sweeping under the rug what we are doing to ourselves?
“We fighting, shooting each other over nothing —petty beef, because we don’t love ourselves. We were taught that - these things are passed down.”
“Garden zone” inside New York’s “Occupy City Hall” area.
Another angle of “Occupy City Hall” - police officers are observing the area closely nearby.
New: NYC mayor Bill de Blasio said today that the graffiti is “unacceptable” and “inappropriate.”
I just stumbled onto this graffiti near the protest area that reads:
- “Revolution in our time” with red communist hammer and sickle symbol.
- “Socialism or barbarism”
I just stumbled onto this graffiti near the protest area that reads:
- “Revolution in our time” with red communist hammer and sickle symbol.
- “Socialism or barbarism”
