[ Breaking News ] Park owners blink first in Occupy Wall Street showdown

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Cleanup plan that protesters claimed would be an attempt to evict them is ditched
October 14, 2011

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44900423/ns/us_news-life/

The owners of a New York City park used by the Occupy Wall Street protesters have ditched a plan to clean the park that demonstrators claimed was a pretext to evict them.

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However, deputy mayor Cas Holloway said in a statement Friday that Brookfield was "postponing their scheduled cleaning of the park, and for the time being withdrawing their request from earlier in the week for police assistance during their cleaning operation."

"Brookfield believes they can work out an arrangement with the protesters that will ensure the park remains clean, safe, available for public use and that the situation is respectful of residents and businesses downtown, and we will continue to monitor the situation," Holloway said in on online statement.

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Police did move in at other Occupy protests.

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Protesters, Police Clash as Hundreds March on Wall Street
At least 10 protesters have been arrested after news park clean-up would be postponed sparked mass demonstration
By Shimon Prokupecz
| Friday, Oct 14, 2011 | Updated 10:27 AM EDT

At least 10 people have been arrested -- including one person bloodied -- as hundreds of broom-wielding protesters marched toward Wall Street shortly after the city announced the postponement of a cleanup that would've forced Occupy Wall Street members to cede their territory, at least temporarily.

The chaos began shortly after 7 a.m. when Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway said his office received an e-mail from Brookfield Properties, the owners of Zuccotti Park, where protesters have been camped out since Sept. 17, that the day-long, multi-phased cleanup would be postponed.

<..> By 8 a.m., some reached Wall Street and began gathering under the Stock Exchange. Heavy clashing began between police and protesters on the corner of William and Wall streets as police on horseback tried to prevent about 500 people from marching on Wall Street.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Wal...47903.html

Guess it wasn't so peaceful.

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(10-14-2011 08:36 AM)jaxx Wrote:  Guess it wasn't so peaceful.

i guess not.

thanks, jaxx.