‘Occupy City Hall’ Encampment Taken Down in Pre-Dawn Raid by N.Y.P.D.
Officers in riot gear cleared the makeshift camp in City Hall Park, which began as a protest against police abuses but then turned into a gathering of homeless people.
By Alan Feuer and Juliana Kim
July 22, 2020
Updated 3:18 p.m. ET
Police officers in riot gear cleared out the “Occupy City Hall†encampment in City Hall Park near dawn on Wednesday, shutting down a monthlong demonstration against police brutality that recently had attracted numerous homeless people.
A phalanx of officers in helmets started closing in on dozens of protesters and homeless people shortly before 4 a.m., moving in lock-step behind a wall of plastic shields, according to protesters and videos posted on social media.
Seven people were arrested after sporadic clashes erupted between officers and residents of the camp, officials said. One protester was taken into custody after the police said he threw a brick at an officer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/22/nyregion/occupy-city-hall-protest-nypd.html
