By Hunter Walker 11/18/11 12:45pm

Field Trips

Protesters amassing on the pedestrian walkway at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge. (Photo: Hunter Walker)

After Stormy Week, Occupy Wall Street Takes Thousands on a Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge

Leading up to Thursday night’s Occupy Wall Street march across the Brooklyn Bridge, the atmosphere was ominous. Streets in the financial district were filled with helmeted police officers on horseback and empty police wagons. After an afternoon filled with hundreds of violent arrests, protesters in Zuccotti Park prepared for the worst as they readied to culminate the day with a massive march across the Brooklyn Bridge. Read More

By Drew Grant 11/17/11 5:49pm

publicity stunts

Hell no, we won't go! (Photo via Buzzfeed)

Protesters at ‘People’ Headquarters Angry Over Ryan Gosling’s ‘Sexiest Man of the Year’ Loss

While the city burns to the ground and Michael Bloomberg says there’s nothing going on, really, it’s not just Occupy Wall Streeters who have taken up the picket signs. Today, fans of Ryan Gosling protested outside People Magazine’s headquarters to demonstrate their unhappiness with Bradley Cooper winning the ‘Sexiest Man of the Year’ Read More

By Hunter Walker 11/16/11 5:06pm

Out of Towners

Former Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis occupying Zuccotti Park last night. (Photo: YouTube)

Former Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis Joins With Occupy Wall Street Protesters [Video]

Update: Mr. Lewis has been arrested, according to multiple reports.
Retired Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis was in Zuccotti Park last night with the Occupy Wall Street protesters. Mr. Lewis showed up in uniform carrying signs a pair of signs imploring New York City cops to join the protests. “NYPD Don’t Be Wall Street Mercenaries,” one read. Mr. Lewis was interviewed on one of the Occupy Wall Street livestreams at about two this morning. He was sharply critical of the NYPD’s conduct during their raid on the protest encampment Tuesday. “This bullrush–what happened last night is totally uncalled for,” Mr. Lewis said.  Read More

By Adrianne Jeffries & Hunter Walker 11/15/11 7:06pm

Homecomings

Protester proclaims the grand re-opening of Zuccotti Park, Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Protesters Re-Occupy Zuccotti Park

Occupy Wall Street protesters have returned to Zuccotti Park–without their tents, sleeping bags or other personal belongings. Protesters were evicted from the park at about one this morning during a late night NYPD raid. A court denied the protesters’ bid to restore their full encampment shortly before 5 p.m. Read More

By Drew Grant 11/03/11 2:03pm

Occupy Wall Street

Video

Rev. Billy from the Church of Stop Shopping

Reverend Billy, Chris Hedges Arrested During OWS Protest of Goldman Sachs [Video]

Approximately 15 people associated with Occupy Wall Street were arrested around 1:00 p.m. this afternoon while protesting eight blocks away from Zuccotti Park, at the headquarters of Goldman Sachs.

One of those people happened to be the Reverend Billy Talen, an outspoken activist from The Church of Stop Shopping who spends a lot of time down at Occupy Wall Street. Another was The Nation’s Chris Hedges, who departed from The New York Times after they reprimanded him for speaking out against the Iraq War. So two out of five people arrested were high-profile leftist advocates? What are the chances?

(Very good, actually.) Read More

By Drew Grant 10/24/11 5:47pm

Occupy Wall Street

Video

Help us identify this undercover officer

New Footage of Citibank Arrests: Undercover Cop Shoves Elderly Woman, Protesters Dragged Inside [Video]

Last weekend’s arrests at Citibank have been thoroughly documented. The demonstrators have their side of the story (as they are told by the white shirt officer who arrives on the scene), and the police/Citibank have theirs. But before now we had not seen the footage of the undercover detective that Marshal Garrett, one of the men arrested that day, had spoke of. This officer infiltrated the protesters’ group, made the largest scene out of the whole occupation, and then barred protesters from leaving.

Well, now we do. (H/t @NewYorkist) Read More

By Foster Kamer 10/20/11 12:23pm

Occupy Wall Street

Save-the-Children

‘Occupy’ Children: Kids Night Sleepover at Zuccotti Park on Friday with Occupy Wall Street

Ostensibly, every protest does something “for the children” or future generations, however they’d like to put it. In all actuality, children have very little say in what the adults ostensibly screaming for them are screaming about. Except, not anymore, because Occupy Wall Street—now over a month old—is having a kids night.

The latest communique from Read More