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Crime ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protesters are a headache for Main Street

HuffPo reports (emphases mine):

Zuccotti Park is more of a granite-clad pedestrian plaza than a park. On a normal weekday, pre-protest, the area would be crowded with “suits” eating their lunches or drinking their coffees, courtesy of the nearby food trucks, sandwich shops and pizzerias. Today, it’s difficult to navigate the area moving north to south, as pedestrians and onlookers encounter human roadblocks once they hit the Liberty Street and Broadway intersection. Double-decker tour buses roll by the park to allow patrons to snap pictures of a “real New York City protest,” while clogging crosswalks and slowing traffic. These days, the sidewalks opposite the park are empty except for camera crews setting up their shots, and the few people walking by have their backs to the businesses, their eyes fixed on the growing commotion across the street.

For Tzortzatos, the “occupation” has resulted not just in a loss in business. “I’ve had a lot of damage from the protesters,” she said. “I’ve had to put a $200 lock on my bathroom because they come in here and try to bathe. The sink fell down to the ground, cracked open, pulled the plumbing out of the wall and caused a flood. It’s a no-win situation. If I open the restroom for one, 30 people line up outside, disrupting my business.”

A manager at the nearby Essex World Cafe — who asked to remain anonymous — shared similar complaints. Referring to three young men waiting at the end of the counter, he explained, “They want to use the toilet, the phones, we give them free water and free ice. They sit here and don’t buy anything, but they recharge their phone batteries with our plugs, and I tell them, ‘Hey, if you guys are going to come, I need to do some business here. We are suffering, too!’ And then they start with their own words, going against you.” The three young men eventually left the cafe, each carrying large containers the staff had filled with hot and cold water for them.

This manager also cited damages, including graffiti on his restroom walls. “For eight and a half years, there was nothing on those walls,” he said. “Now it says ‘Viva la Revolucion’ everywhere. Yes, ‘Viva la Revolucion,‘ but don’t write it on my toilet. I let you use my facilities without being a customer and this is what I get?”

Mayor Bloomberg should ask himself: WWRD — What would Rudy [Giuliani] do?

Comments (9)

  • Secessionista
    Posted on October 9, 2011 at 10:00am

    How typical – these people don’t have jobs and still refuse to clean up after themselves. They have nothing but time on their hands. They deface private property without regard to the law. It is no wonder that they don’t like the rules, but they refuse to live by even the simplest of rules. This is why liberals and progressives desire more rules – they have no intention of obeying the existing rules, much less any new ones. They are at a greater advantage over law abiding citizens when there are more laws. A decent private business operator gets the necessary permits and set up shop. The liberal pulls his van into a parking lot and begins selling tie dyed tee shirts without the parking lot owner’s permission.

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  • normbal
    Posted on October 5, 2011 at 9:00am

    Trap and Release. Take ‘em to DC. Put ‘em out in front of Van Jones’ home.

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  • freedomofspeech
    Posted on October 5, 2011 at 3:55am

    protest the protesters.

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  • lorenzo1
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:19pm

    dont ocupy wall steat go to there boss theprivatly owned non-federal reserve bank building in new york and dallas. ,san francisco,, please find out who the bankers who started the non federal reserve since 1913 congress wanted money and these men would be generous and print all they wanted since them (WITH INTREST) now we owe our soul to the company store ,go to the federal reserve building THIS SATURDAY bring sleeping bags we must occupy and force the bankers into hiding then the fun hunting will begin arrest them all for High TReason for conspiring to bring down the united states ..only ron paul wants to even audit the fed.infowars. rules

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  • cdcats8
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:56pm

    I hope they are cleaning up their nastiness off the streets. They should be responsible or fined if they make a mess and leave it.

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  • southernORcobra
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:22pm

    I think it’s amusing these morons think their behaviour is going to win people over

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  • Highland
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:26pm

    WWRD, indeed. Just think how much better the entire country would have been had we elected Giuliani and not Soros’ puppet in 2008.

    Report Post » Highland  
  • meddawg2003
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 6:56pm

    Yes this is what is happening. So now what do we do? Just let them shut us down?

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  • David Foxfire
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 6:53pm

    Compare this to a Tea Party, where they actually support local businesses, refrain from graffiting bathrooms, and even clean up after themselves after their protest. I doubt that this park and the businesses around it will ever recover. Or even return for that matter.

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