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Financial District

May 15, 2013

Occupy Wall Street Protester Wins $25K From City After Suing Over Arrest

Sade Adona said cops threw her to the ground and beat her shin with a baton during Occupy march.

Downtown

April 01, 2012

Occupy Wall Street Marches Across Brooklyn Bridge

Occupy Wall Street marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on April 1, 2012.

Downtown

January 13, 2012

Bloody Face of Occupy Wall Street Arrested as Fugitive, Ordered Released

Occupy Walll Street protester Brandon Watts was arrested at Port Authority Wednesday, his lawyer said.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

December 18, 2011

Over 40 OWS Protesters Arrested in Duarte Square Rally

Several Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested near Duarte Square in SoHo on Dec. 17, 2011.

Manhattan

December 14, 2011

The Protester is Time Magazine's Person of the Year

Time magazine named the protester its "Person of the Year," in the wake of Occupy Wall Street.

Downtown

December 04, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Stage Hunger Strike

Occupy Wall Street protesters staged a hunger strike at Duarte Square beginning Saturday.

Midtown

November 30, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Protests Obama Fundraiser at Sheraton Hotel

Occupy Wall Street protesters gathered at the Sheraton Hotel to protest President Obama's fundraiser.

Downtown

November 23, 2011

'Boyish Prank' Led to OWS Protester's Bloody Clash with Police

Protester Brandon Watts, 20, has been arrested five times since the start of the OWS movement. 

Downtown

November 16, 2011

OWS Protesters Clear Out of Zuccotti Park Overnight

The number of protesters at Zuccotti Park dwindled overnight as protesters sought shelter on their first night without tents and sleeping gear. 

Downtown

November 15, 2011

Churches Open Doors to Occupy Wall Street Protesters

Some Occupy Wall Street protesters were heading towards a handful of Manhattan churches to seek shelter after being evicted from Zuccotti Park.

Downtown

November 05, 2011

Violent Altercation in McDonald's Near Zuccotti Park

Fisika Bezabeh, 28, was arrested for breaking a credit card machine at a McDonald's at 160 Broadway after he was refused free food, sources said.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

November 03, 2011

City Teacher Arrested for Occupy Wall Street Dustup

David Suker, 43, allegedly pushed a shopping cart at cops when they tried to arrest him for blocking traffic while handing out Occupy Wall Street material on Prince and Thompson streets.

Downtown

November 03, 2011

Wall Street Barricades Return Hours After Being Removed

The police barricades meant to deter Occupy Wall Street protesters and that led the struggling Milk Street Cafe to fire 21 staff members were back up again Wednesday night.

Downtown

November 02, 2011

Man Arrested for Allegedly Raping Occupy Wall Street Protester

Tonye Iketubosin, 26, was charged with sex abuse after allegedly raping a fellow protester at Occupy Wall Street's Zuccotti Park encampment on Oct. 25. He was being questioned in regard to another attack on Oct. 29.

Downtown

October 27, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Storm the Streets

Protesters from Occupy Wall Street took to the streets Wednesday night in solidarity with the Occupy Oakland protesters.