- Andy Haynes
- Another blurry night in Zuccotti Park.
I returned to Zuccotti Park Sunday night, and Jesus Christ (I’m saying his name in vain) they’re still there!
I'm told 740 of them got arrested at Saturday's march. All but about a dozen were released overnight, with most being charged with disturbing the peace. Word in the park is that those still being held are thought by the NYPD to be the organizers.
My feeling was that yesterday’s march was a failure. But the protest organizers I spoke to felt that it was worth it, since it had garnered national attention for their cause—and more numbers.
It seems like everyone at Zuccotti is now digging in and looking at something more long term, which is great. But I still don’t know what owning a block of park is going to do to stop Wall Street. Especially when you’re definitely not stopping Wall Street from doing business.
There are marches with Labor Unions set for Wednesday, so hopefully that will help. Still, if this is just going to stay about where it is in terms of size and clarity of objectives, I don’t know how much anyone’s going to care in a month or so.
