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East Flatbush

March 14, 2013

Councilman Blames 'Outsiders' for Inciting Brooklyn Violence

Protests have been raging in Brooklyn after the police shooting of a 16-year-old teen.

East Village

December 10, 2012

Cooper Union Students End 'Live-In' Protest After Weeklong Occupation

Students at Cooper Union were protesting possible tuition charges at the traditionally free school.

Sunnyside

December 07, 2012

Sunnyside Residents Rally to Keep Foodtown Supermarket Open

Staff says the landlord refuses to negotiate a lease for the market, which has been open for decades.

Civic Center

July 06, 2012

Three OWS Activists Arrested After Blocking Brooklyn Bridge Exit

Three Occupy activists were arrested for chaining themselves together across a Brooklyn Bridge exit.

Manhattan

December 14, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Has Greater Approval Rating than Mayor, Poll Finds

A majority of New Yorkers disapproved of the way the mayor handled Occupy Wall Street, a new poll finds.

Murray Hill & Gramercy

December 05, 2011

Newt Gingrich Heckled as 'Dirty' Outside Fundraiser

Newt Gingrich was heckled by Occupy Wall Street protesters outside a Murray Hill fundraiser Monday.

Downtown

November 03, 2011

Mayor Slams Occupy Wall Street Protesters for Not Reporting Crimes

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he is deeply concerned about crime in Zuccotti Park, as well as reports that protesters are failing to report crimes to police.

Downtown

November 01, 2011

FDNY Raids Zuccotti Park to Confiscate Generators and Gasoline

Firefighters descended on Zuccotti Park Friday morning to confiscate gasoline cans and generators.

Murray Hill and Gramercy

October 26, 2011

Bloomberg Calls for Autopsy on Central Park Carriage Horse

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has called for an official autopsy for a carriage horse who died near Central Park. But he dismissed animal abuse concerns, saying that the horses are lucky to have jobs.

Downtown

October 21, 2011

Bloomberg Warns New Occupy Wall Street Crackdown on the Way

Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned Friday that the city is planning a new crackdown on protesters who march without permits.

Manhattan

October 21, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Protest Drains Police Precincts Across Manhattan

The Occupy Wall Street protests are draining police resources at precincts across Manhattan, sources say.

Manhattan

October 17, 2011

Mayor Bloomberg Thinks He Should Have Played Himself on SNL

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he would have been happy to play himself in a Saturday Night Live skit mocking his handling of Occupy Wall Street.

Manhattan

October 15, 2011

Bloomberg Averted Political Suicide in Zuccotti Park, Observers Say

Allowing Brookfield Properties to drive Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park would have been a political miscalculation for Mayor Michael Bloomberg, observers said.

Downtown

October 07, 2011

A Look Inside Zuccotti Park's Makeshift Village

Occupy Wall Street has set up a functioning town in Zuccotti Park with committees for food, sanitation and housing. 

Murray Hill and Gramercy

September 13, 2011

Locals Cheer, Jeer UN General Assembly Kickoff This Week

With road closures and heightened security, the UN General Assembly impacts East Side residents in different ways.