Fed Up NYC Business Owners Plan Counter-Protest Against Occupy Wall Street
- Posted on November 14, 2011 at 2:15pm by
Buck Sexton
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The Occupiers claim to represent the 99%, but they can‘t even live in harmony with business owners just a stone’s throw away from their Zuccotti Park encampment.
In fact, local merchants are fed up with the antics of the Occupiers. And now they are fighting back: A counter-protest is planned by local business owners for the steps of New York’s City Hall.
After suffering through two months of endless drum circles, trashed bathrooms, public urination, and nearby sexual assaults caused by the Occupy Wall Street movement, small business owners have chosen to exercise their own First Amendment rights.
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They are sick and tired of suffering major financial losses and disrupted daily lives. Some have even been threatened by Occupiers, and they aren’t going to take it lying down.
Monday evening is just one part of a broader counter-protest effort. Business owners already have claimed they are “pursuing all options,” to deal with the Occupiers, ” including lawsuits against the city, the mayor and the private company that owns Zuccotti Plaza, the encampment headquarters,” according to WNBC-TV.
Mayor Bloomberg has been a particular target of criticism from the business owners. They feel he has been too lenient with the Occupiers and needs to stop making excuses for them.
At least one downtown Manhattan resident, Linda Gertsman, thinks the counter-protest has the force of law on its side.
“Laws are clearly being violated and we simply want them enforced,” she said.
WNYW-TV talked with local business owners about their displeasure:
As The Blaze reported over the weekend, business have lost close to half a million dollars because of the ongoing protest.
The event will start at 5 pm ET. The Blaze will be present and will report any developments.
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Comments (93)
CHESTER MOUSE
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:31pmI hope these small business owners remember to join the “Fire Obama” in 2012 since Obama has been noticeably silent with regard to the business community losing business- for a protest Obama supports. Who says Obama cares about Jobs? He doesn’t care about small business, do you really think he cares about the little guy jobs?
He has been saving the same Police, Fireman, Teacher and Construction worker jobs when he first got elected – HOW MANY TIMES ARE WE GOING TO SAVE THE SAME JOBS?
Report Post »Timothy_Reid
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:33pmConsidering the attack on real businesses and thet those organizations get payed with tax revenue, they will continue to be used as political fodder for the forseeable future.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 5:04pmNO….don’t protest SUE THE CITY AND SUE THE OWNERS OF ZUCCOTTI PARK! The smelly OWSers want a confrontation, they want civil unrest and protests. Why are these business people giving the dirty lefties what they want? Get lawyered up and file suit. Clearly the city has allowed illegal activity to take place with the occupation. Clearly the owners of Zuccotti park have allowed the protesters to set up camp there against park and city rules. SUE don’t protest.
Report Post »Hobbs57
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 5:41pmYour so right Chester. It was the first stimulus, then there was another 38 Billion dollar bill, then there was another one and now he is trying again. I mean, the first one alone was supposed to last those people 2 years. I never seen anybody try to play the same song over and over and not get nailed for it.
Report Post »Wakeup Maggie
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 6:45pmExactly…thank you
Report Post »barber2
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 8:50pmAVEN: Agree with you. We cab take the Alinsky advice: put on a suit and get a law degree/ i.e. use the legal system to get your justice. Confrontation is just what the Anarchist Wing of the Left is hoping for. ( I think we are witnessing the Woodstock of the 2010′s. Only difference is that Woodstock ended after a few days. And taxpayers weren’t stuck with the bill . )
Report Post »PilgrimStuckInBizarroWorld
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:27pmIts about time for the law abiding citizens to stand up. The Richmond Tea Party in Richmond VA is going to the city council tonight to fight equal treatment of the law. Richmond Tea Party paid $8000.00 for events held at the same place as occupy richmond. The mayor allow the occupiers to camp at the park for 15 days until the city kick them out. (with bulldozers:) Go Richmond Tea Party!
Report Post »TRUTH
TEA
53%er
Cain 2012
CatB
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 6:44pmGood for them .. I hope they get their money back .. I don’t think they will do it “willingly” … but fight the good fight .. it is the only way to get equal treatment.
TEA!
Report Post »Mercy2011
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:15pmSue everybody who has come out in support of this nonsense, from the congressmen and women to the president to the mayor and all the hollywood elites who think this is just dandy…let’s fight them where it hurts NYC….in the pocketbook….we are with you business owners!!!
Report Post »danfinrud
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:21pmUse every newscast showing different politicians supporting the movement as codefendents. BUt many of these business owners are Democrat you will not see them put big name democrats in the crosshairs.
Report Post »Timothy_Reid
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:31pmAnd what will they be charged with?
Report Post »RightThinking1
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 6:13pmEasy. Aiding and abetting those in violation of the law. Being complicit in the commission of such violations. I suspect that that might actually be criminally culpable.
Report Post »hightide
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:14pmClean out the fleabaggers…
Report Post »Obama Snake Oil Co
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:19pmFrom Moonbattery; Zuccotti Park, Ground Zero for the Occupy Wall Street moonbat infestation, is privately owned by Brookfield Office Properties. Why hasn’t Brookfield cleared the park of the thousands of stinking socialist hippies who have rendered it unusable by any normal citizen? This could offer a clue:
In the name of “green energy,” the Obama administration is using taxpayer money to subsidize a New Hampshire wind farm that is a subsidiary of a hugely profitable company.
New Hampshire’s largest wind farm, the Granite Reliable Power project under construction in Coos County, is jointly owned by BAIF Granite Holdings, LLC and Freshnet Wind Energy, LLC. BAIF owns 75 percent of Granite Reliable. BAIF Granite Holdings was created earlier this year by Brookfield Renewable Power, which is a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management of New York.
Brookfield Asset Management is the parent company of Brookfield Office Properties, owner of Zuccotti Park.
Report Post »KTsayz
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 6:08pmThat’s very interesting, snake oil co. Good to see some blogs are actually investigation these guys.
Report Post »JefeHalager
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 8:12pmI agree! Good research by ‘Obama Snake Oil Co.’
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 8:28pm@Obama Snake Oil Co
Report Post »You forgot to mention Brookfield got $135M from Obama-DOE via our tax dollars and that VP Biden’s son is on the legal team for Brookfield and that the $135M came 3 days after OWS infected the Park on Sept 27th.
freedomofspeech
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:12pmabout time. Had enough? me too, now lets stop being on the defense and go offensive. Point and laugh or turn your back, but enough is enough. No one knows their demands, no one cares. Americans want to make money. The comment about “were is Obama” that is good one, but” frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn”.
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:11pmWhat’s so pathetic is that the big cities are all drowning in debt due to the LIBERAL mental disorder that makes financial mathematics incomprehensible to those who suffer from it.
They may sue the cities… but the cities are broke. Their ability to govern is compromised. AND instead of allying themselves with hard-working business-minded people, the LIBERAL infected governments side with communists, rapists, and anarchist hippies those who offer no solutions.
The irony is mind-blowing.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:07pmThis must be New York… if the Stupid are showing the Stupid how to act Stupid!
Report Post »Diego Roswell
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:00pmWhat we need is for all of the congressmen in the states that are fed up with the federal government’s over reaching, over taxing, failures to enforce existing laws, and inability to work with the current administration to WALK out on obama’s next state of the union address and NOT return to congress until he is defeated in November. NOBAMA 2012.
Report Post »Iowa_man
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:16pmSounds good, But that’s a cowards way out. We stay and fight for whats right. That is exactly what happened in Wisconsin with the Democratic house. They left the state to keep the vote from going through. NO Way. Stay, say your piece and vote. That is how it is supposed to work. If your the minority you lose. Not the minority gets to stop the game….
Report Post »skitrees
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:30pmIOWA_MAN: Diego suggested leaving the State of the Union address, not any voting venues. Nothing cowardice about foregoing the State of the Union address…if there were about 500 empty chairs, it might send a message.
Report Post »Iowa_man
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:36pmSkitrees, He said walk out and NOT return until is out in 2012.
Report Post »KTsayz
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 6:06pmActually, what they should do is go, then stand with their backs facing Obummer. Imagine how outraged BO would be if half the room was standing with their back to him? That show of disresepect is exactly what he needs. It would also show the entire world that we’re not gonna take it anymore!
Report Post »skitrees
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:20pmIOWA_MAN: Whoops – sorry about that!
Report Post »SweetT
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:59pmHold the Owners of Zuccotti Park responsible for all lost business revenues and restoring all the businesses to pre-ows conditions (repairs included)- just like BP on the Gulf Coast!
Report Post »Go for it! And by all means stay away from those ows occupiers let the NYPD do their job…
I.Gaspar
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 5:04pmThat makes sense. They allowed the miscreants free reign of their park…and are probably responsible in some way for the damages caused by the movement. The city should probably sue them for all the costs of security and clean up as well.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 8:35pmYes. Just follow the standard lawyers tactic: sue the deep pockets ! The Zucotti idiots deserve to pay for being dumb enough to allow these tax parasites and anti-Americans to infest their property. They were PC cowards to allow these idiots to prevail.
Report Post »investlite
Posted on November 15, 2011 at 2:27amThe city doesn’t need to sue. i’m sure there are millions of dollars worth of littering tickets that can be written and any one of these protest sites. If the government wants to shut this down, they need to do what they do to businesses. Nickel and dime while micromanaging every aspect of their protests.
Report Post »gmoneytx
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:58pmAll NYC needs is a big can of RAID, it kills insects dead on contact!
Report Post »Iowa_man
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:58pmWe need a “Where in the World are the Obamas” Ap? It needs to have a running debt clock of all the money they spend jetting and busing around on our dime. France, Hawaii, NY city, Martha’s Vineyard, Spain and on and on….
Report Post »vtech61
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:57pmI foresee the Major of NYC on a pike.
Enjoy the fruits of your labor Mr. Major.
Oh and remember, you take it with you. ;-)
Again, I’m LMFAO @ the left.
Report Post »wildwood
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:56pmThe businesses should sue the people supporting the mob, like SOROS, THE UNIONS, ALL OF SOROS’S ORGINIZATIONS, ACORN, VAN JONES MICHEAL MOORE AND THE DEMOCRATS IN WASHINGTON THAT SUPPORT THEM!!!!
Report Post »Drum Man
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:55pmJust need a very large “Roach Motel”. They OWS’ers go in, but they don’t come out. Then airlift that bad boy out of New York and drop in in North Korea. I like it. The idea has merit.
Report Post »blackstone22
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:50pmFinally, some real movement and pressure to end this ridiculous Occupation.
Report Post »I will be happy to participate in any ANTI Occupation protest.
freedomofspeech
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:04pmamen, brother/sister. me too. and I don’t give a crap to wait for the “twinkle up or down” approach.
Report Post »teapartyrocker
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:49pmThey should have occupied the White House!
Report Post »Now that the 53% are planning on pushing back I would like to see the business owners and the city sue the OWS movement…they obviously have money in the bank!
Iowa_man
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:46pmHere’s an Idea. Sue the city and the owners of the park for loss of income, and hardship. Make them pay and pay dearly.
Report Post »mwhaley
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:56pmI am in agreement. I would use any video clips of New York Officials supporting OWS and nail NYC to the wall. NYC could have stopped this a long time ago but chose not to do so.
Report Post »drphil69
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:45pmWho owns Zucotti park?
I‘ll bet it’s a company owned by a company owned by a company owned by…. George Soros!
Report Post »utterlyamazing
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:48pmI don‘t think it’s a Soros owned company. I believe it is a guy named Zucotti. But Bloomberg’s girlfriend sits on ther board of directors.. Convenient huh??
Report Post »WellArmedinAZ
Posted on November 15, 2011 at 1:08amBrookffield Office Properities owns Zuccoti Park. On October 11, 2011, Richard Clark, the company’s chief executive officer, sent a letter to New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly requesting to “clear the park” as its use by Occupy Wall Street “violates the law, violates the rules of the Park, deprives the community of its rights of quiet enjoyment to the Park, and creates health and public safety issues”. The request was later withdrawn
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:39pmWe normal, hard working non socilistic Americans will only put up with so much, then, it’s time to get out of our way and lets us get back to making this a great country once again.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:39pmI’m in Colorado, but my bro is an attorney in NYC and he’s sick of this unbridled disease-spreading foolishness. NY has my support! People who want to work will prevail over these non-producing gouls.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:37pmYou get the government you deserve New York. Confrontation is what the OWSers want. Their numbers are not growing so the only way to keep the energy in the protests is by confrontation and violence. Rather than protesting, business owners should lawyer up and start filing suits against the city for allowing clearly illegal activity that’s affecting their businesses to continue. Forget the protesting..that’s what OWS wants. A word of warning…the tea parties should stay well away and have done so thus far. Being smart Americans they understand the strategy…”never interrupt your enemy while he’s making a mistake”.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:57pmAVENGERK is correct they want confrontation, those that march against them will be will have problems mayor Bloomberg’s on their side.
Report Post »Better to file a class action lawsuit against the city for not enforceing the law and park owners for allowing them to use their property in the commision of the crimes they commit.
starman70
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:37pmBloomberg is an idiot! Any mayor who would allow taxpaying business to lose business because of a bunch of losers protesting God knows what is an idiot.
A city in the financial straits that New York is in should put a stop to anything which disrupat the normal business climate and destroys the tax revenue stream. Of course, not to mention the 3 to 4 million dollar price tag the city is having to foot paying police officers. What will happen when the blizzard hits and there is no snow removal money because it was all spent on OWS. GOOD LUCK NEW YORKERS!
Report Post »The10thAmendment
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:37pmI think the same thing should be done across the Country. The 53% rising up to overthrow to the lie of the 99%.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:34pmIt’s about time normal people exercised their first amendment right,go to city hall and demand that candyass Bloomberg do his job,restore law and order and disperse the parasites.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:04pmExactly. And the local business owners should sue the city and the park owners.
Report Post »pamela kay
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:33pmI fully understand their frustration and sympathize with them. I have to wonder how these people will be portrayed by the media. Most likely they will be treated much like the Tea Party has been. I am glad to see them fight back and I hope it will open the eyes of allot more people that have been blinded with false information where the OWS are concerned. Good for those who have spoken out and I am sure many Americans will back them up.
Report Post »utterlyamazing
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:45pmThe media will probably portray them just like they portray opponents of Barack Obama. If you’re against him, you’re racist. If you‘re against OWS you’re part of the 1% no matter how small your business is..
Report Post »barber2
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 8:30pmYes. In addition to all of their dysfunctional behavior, their math is atrocious ! Love the media/ propaganda slick slogans: 99% and 1% . They think that if they something OFTEN enough it will be become – poof – True ! ( Let’s try their technique : repeat after me: Barack Obama was never elected to be president of the United States of America. ..Barack Obama was never elected to be president of the United States of America…Barack Obama was never elected to be president of the United States….) Dog gone it….
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