At dawn, much of what was left of the Occupy Wall Street movement was convened at Foley Square in New York City, after being completely — and forcibly — cleared from Zuccotti Park in a 3 a.m. raid on the camp.
Reuters has a great live video and Twitter feed here.
According to the AP, the demonstrators, who have been camped out at the park since September, would be allowed to come back once the park was cleaned:
At about 1 a.m. Tuesday, police handed out notices from the park’s owner, Brookfield Office Properties, and the city saying that the park had to be cleared because it had become unsanitary and hazardous. Protesters were told they could return, but without sleeping bags, tarps or tents.
Paul Browne, a spokesman for the New York Police Department, says most people began filing out of the park once they received the notices; one person was arrested for disorderly conduct. Brown says the park was not heavily populated Tuesday morning.
According to Mother Jones, police tried to keep media away. Reports of sound cannon and pepper spray used by police to push demonstrators out of the area. An unknown number were arrested, and protesters continued to complain of physical intimidation, including the use of batons, as they tried to congregate in other parts of the city early Tuesday morning.
