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FILTER RESULTS ►Bloomberg's Fascist Surprise
Leads to Zuccotti Retribution NICK WHALEN Broken backs, broken spines, bound in dissent (and they took the spoons and the spatulas too)—Bloomberg's invasion of Zucotti Park on November 15, 2011 was an exercise in fascist surprise. The...Show More Summary
Why New York City is writing Occupy Wall Street a six-figure check
New York City's raid on Occupy Wall Street that cleared the group's Zuccotti Park encampment will cost the city more than $350,000 — and that total could still rise. On Tuesday, the city announced it would pay $365,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by people whose property was destroyed in that November 2011 raid. Show More Summary
Thanks, NYPD: OWS Library Wins Settlement As City Hemorrhages More Money
Nearly a year after they sued, the People's Library of Occupy Wall Street won a settlement with the City to make up for the 3,600 books that were confiscated during the raid of Zuccotti Park in November of 2011. Of those that were confiscated in the midnight police action, 2,800 of them were destroyed. Show More Summary
NYPD’s Occupy Wall Street Raid Costs City $366,000
New York, NY — The NYPD’s raid on Occupy Wall Street in 2011 will cost the city $366,700. The raid was launched on November 15, 2011 when Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered the police to evict protesters at Zuccotti Park. The park, in New York’s financial district, had been home to some of the protesters for [...]Show More Summary
NYPD To Pay More Than $360,000 For Destroying Occupy Wall Street's Library
A New York City court has ruled that the city shall pay $366,700 for a destructive raid on Occupy Wall Street's Zuccotti Park encampment.
Around 1 a.m. on Nov. 15, 2011, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg ordered the NYPD to evict protestors...Show More Summary
Occupy the Department Of Education Returns to DC
Most of the Occupy movement has petered out a year and a half after it exploded in New York’s Zuccotti Park. But one small segment of that movement is rallying in DC this week to focus attention on the evils of “corporate education reform.” Liberal...Show More Summary
Your money, your life
REMEMBER Occupy Wall Street? Today, 18 months after the protest movement sprang to life in New York City and became a national phenomenon, it seems almost a will-o’-the-wisp. But as Zuccotti Park has returned to its pre-drum circle serenity,...Show More Summary
28 in 28 #26: Beyond Zuccotti Park
February is Book Month on A Daily Dose of Architecture. The "28 in 28" series features a different book every day of the month.
Beyond Zuccotti Park: Freedom of Assembly and the Occupation of Public Space edited by Ron Shiffman, Rick...Show More Summary
Ruth Milkman: Who Were the 99 Percent?
Our analysis of a representative survey of Occupy activists and supporters suggest that the political transformation that Occupy engendered among those who gravitated to Zuccotti Park and its counterparts around the country will continue to reverberate for many years to come.
Has Hell Frozen Over? NYPD Credits OWS With Helping Curb Post-Sandy Crime
More than a year removed from the days of Zuccotti Park, Occupy Wall Street has seen a major shift in perception from many of their former detractors, thanks to their ongoing work with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. Mainstream media...Show More Summary
Occupy Sandy: One of the Best Startups I've Ever Seen
I arrived at St. Jacobi church, the Occupy Sandy headquarters a few blocks down from our place in Brooklyn, with a strong sense of skepticism. Occupy isn't something I ever really got on board with. I saw the Zuccotti park thing as a cheap throwback to my parents' generation. Show More Summary
NYPD Gloats Over Zuccotti Eviction By Playing With OWS Prop
On Wednesday there were no mass demonstrations to mark the one-year anniversary of the NYPD's eviction of Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park. But since Occupy was too busy assisting storm victims or erasing debt, the police were happy to pick up the slack to ensure that we remember what a rousing success the midnight raid was. Show More Summary
FDL Book Salon Welcomes Greg Basta, Trouble Is The Banks: Letters To Wall Street
A year ago this week, the original Occupy Wall Street camp in Zuccotti Park was evicted. The camps served as a focal point for a vibrant protest movement that shook up the country, but they galvanized the anger and fear of working people...Show More Summary
Occupy Wall Street Gets Focused With a Splashy Debt-Relief Gala
Exactly one year after Occupy Wall Street's eviction from Zuccotti Park, the movement hosted what may be its most focused and ingenious action ever. The People's Bailout at the Manhattan club Le Poisson Rouge was part telethon, part variety show, and part party, with one aim: kicking off Rolling Jubilee,
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ClassCrits V Workshop
The ClassCrits V Workshop: From Madison to Zuccotti Park: Confronting Class and Reclaiming the American Dream kicks off today at Wisconsin. Tax Prof presentations include: Political Failure in Tax Systems Francine Lipman (UNLV), Just a Matter of Fairness: Tax Consequences of the Service’s Revised Community Property Treatment of California Registered...
On Anniversary Of Zuccotti Eviction, OWS Raises $200K To Erase Debt
One year ago Occupy Wall Street's encampment in Zuccotti Park was forcibly evicted by the NYPD in the dead of night. Lawsuits were filed, barricades were erected then lifted (then erected again), and many wondered if the death of a staging ground meant the death of a movement. Show More Summary
Dear Wall Street: Occupy’s Surprisingly Kind Second Act
Anger was the emotion that catalyzed Occupy Wall Street in the first place, that brought the crowds to Zuccotti Park, and made the movement a global phenomenon. Anger at banks, which had accepted billions of dollars in bailout money and yet continued many of their objectionable, pre-crisis business practices. Anger
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14 Occupy Wall Street Protesters Sue NYC Over Unconstitutional NYE Arrests
A group of 14 Occupy Wall Street protesters filed a lawsuit in federal court today alleging that the NYPD violated their Constitutional rights by arresting them during an impromptu march near Zuccotti Park in the early hours of New Year's Day. Show More Summary
Video: Zuccotti Park Provided Some Much-Needed Juice for Downtowners' Smartphones
As many downtown residents are beginning to see the light, flooded areas in the Financial District are still being pumped out, leaving residents waiting on electricity for at least another day. But when Zuccotti Park — former home to Occupy Wall Street — and some surrounding areas regained power Thursday,
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Occupy Wall Street's Main Mom Divorces Banker Husband
Stacey Hessler, the 39-year-old mom who rose to Occupy-era fame (and New York Post infamy) for leaving her four children (who are all between eight and 18-years-old) and husband in Florida to join the movement in Zuccotti Park, is divorcing her spouse, Curtiss, a former Bank of America financial adviser. And,
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