My position for covering A Day of Action for the TV News found me at the corner of Broadway and Wall Streets. Earlier in the day, protesters organized by Occupy Wall Street, tried to "storm" the NYSE and halt trading. The NYPD was not about to allow this to happen and barricaded the entire area. Thousands of police met thousands of protesters and the protesters were turned back. However, over-all, considering the scope and size of the demonstrations throughout the day, both protesters and the NYPD did and excellent job of both, in a sense, doing their jobs.
By the time I arrived at Wall St. most of the protesters had moved on to other areas and we had a rather uneventful night in the shadow of the NYSE building. The photos below are roughly in the order in which they were taken and shows the atmosphere on Wall St.
All photos: F. LoBuono
Photos are below their captions.
This was part of the massive police presence in and around Wall St. (Looking east down Wall)
The NYPD had it pretty easy by this point (approx. 5 pm) because most of the demonstrations had moved to Foley Square by this point.
A small march up Broadway was flanked by the NYPD in riot gear.
Randall Pinkston reports from out "live" position near the NYSE.
This was the Marine Corp veteran who took on the NYPD when he thought they were abusing demonstrators. He has become a cult hero.
These photos show how the crowd grew in Zuccotti Park throughout the evening and night. In the evening, it was virtually empty. By 10 p.m., it was hopping.
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