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Amid Protesters, Zuccotti Park Will Get Cleaned
NBC NEW YORK ^ | Oct 12, 2011 | NBC NEW YORK

Posted on 10/12/2011 5:19:56 PM PDT by mdittmar

The Occupy Wall Street protesters who have taken up residence at Zuccotti Park for the past three weeks may temporarily have to find new digs Friday when crews plan to enter and clean the park.

The owner of the park, Brookfield Properties, will be dispatching cleaning crews there, said Deputy Mayor for Operations Cas Holloway.

Holloway said Brookfield wrote a letter to the city expressing concerns over the upkeep of the park and maintaining it in a "condition fit for public use."

"The last three weeks have created unsanitary conditions and considerable wear and tear on the park," said Holloway. "The situation is not in the best interest of the protesters, residents or the City."

The cleaning will be done in stages, and the protesters will be able to return to the areas that have been cleaned, provided they abide by the rules that Brookfield has established for the park, said Holloway.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: brookfield; manhattan; newyork; ows; zuccottipark
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1 posted on 10/12/2011 5:19:59 PM PDT by mdittmar
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So the Tea Party cleans up their own mess, but OWS requires “crews”. Hmm.


2 posted on 10/12/2011 5:22:10 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: mdittmar

leftists are just dirty, nasty creatures aren’t they?

If these were TEA partiers that place would be cleaner than when they arrived. lol


3 posted on 10/12/2011 5:23:01 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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Cleaned up to be messed up - again. Wonder what those OWS people will do when the weather gets nasty.


4 posted on 10/12/2011 5:25:01 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Talent Without Ambition Is Sad, Ambition Without Talent Is Worse.)
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To: Olog-hai

Hey, they created jobs!


5 posted on 10/12/2011 5:25:41 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])
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Hey, they created jobs!
Excellent. Ain't it amazing how the mayor and Brookfield have to work together to create these jobs . . . ?
6 posted on 10/12/2011 5:29:01 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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Issue pooper scoopers to all the shitters...they can use them for bongs.


7 posted on 10/12/2011 5:29:49 PM PDT by jessduntno (Obama shanks. America tanks.)
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To: mdittmar

Lice, ticks, fleas, rats of NY, bedbugs etc must be rampart by now and I heard off someone there who saw this protest that the stench was awful.

Flea baggers in obamaville


8 posted on 10/12/2011 5:31:16 PM PDT by manc (Don't fall for the trolls who promote the protests on here, Marriage= 1man+1 woman)
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I would go in there and plow the friggan ground up and water it down real good. Let em wallow and lay in the mud.


9 posted on 10/12/2011 5:31:53 PM PDT by crz
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To: Olog-hai

I’m being silly of course — destroying things to rebuild them is unwise economic policy.


10 posted on 10/12/2011 5:32:35 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])
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To: mdittmar

They’re going to decontaminate Stinkpotty Park?
The Children of the Demned won’t feel at home any mote.


11 posted on 10/12/2011 5:37:24 PM PDT by DGHoodini (Iran Azadi)
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The Occupy group should have to pay for the cleaning and damage, but it’s too much to ask.

Much is made of the civility, respect, and cleanliness of the Tea Party people. Tea Partiers make a statement and then go home. One can imagine the difference if a Tea Party decided to stage a long term protest. No stench.


12 posted on 10/12/2011 5:39:02 PM PDT by oneamericanvoice (Support freedom! Support the troops! Surrender is not an option!)
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To: Olog-hai

Tea Partiers and other right-wing demonstrators usually do not camp out on a site for weeks; thus it is easier to clean.

However, even for short-term demonstrations, leftists still leave lots of litter!


13 posted on 10/12/2011 5:39:17 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: SkyDancer

Wonder what those OWS people will do when the weather gets nasty
Dissolve and get washed down the storm drain . . . ?
14 posted on 10/12/2011 5:39:58 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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Great idea! But they should have to pay for them like all dog owners.


15 posted on 10/12/2011 5:40:23 PM PDT by oneamericanvoice (Support freedom! Support the troops! Surrender is not an option!)
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To: mdittmar

Brookfield Properties has a connection to the Obama administration....the long and twisted link was posted a couple of days ago. I wish I had saved it.


16 posted on 10/12/2011 5:40:35 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Olog-hai

Demand free hotel rooms and free food. What else?


17 posted on 10/12/2011 5:44:32 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Talent Without Ambition Is Sad, Ambition Without Talent Is Worse.)
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To: mdittmar

Paid for by those who do pay taxes...


18 posted on 10/12/2011 5:45:23 PM PDT by Freddd (NoPA ngineers.)
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Cleaning up after the little snotty-nosed, commie wannabe brats. What a country!!!


19 posted on 10/12/2011 5:46:27 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Greed" is wanting everything and demanding that somebody else pay for it.)
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