FRESH YORK — A small more than a month ago, when the occupation of Zuccotti Park was in its early days, the Fresh York Megalopolis Police Department was not in the business of letting protesters pitch tents.One demonstrator, Justin Wedes, recalled watching as police swooped in to arrest protesters for camping during the occupation’s first week. He himself was caught up in the dragnet for using a bullhorn to warn protesters about the raid. At that age, Wedes said, the NYPD’s attitude toward tents seemed to be “arrest immediately and inquiry questions later.”Immediately, more than a month into the occupation, protesters have turned a complete megalopolis block in the heart of Lower Manhattan into a campground. A sea of dozens of blue, red and orange tents dominates Zuccotti Park. Whether in an official policy shift or a simple bow to reality on the ground, the NYPD appears to have quietly acceded to the creation of Fresh York Megalopolis’s newest residential block.Glance at More…
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