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J. Seward Johnson Sculpture "Double-Check" Bronze Businessman Under Cover (With Papier Mache Megaphone Behind--There is no permit for real megaphone at the park.)

Those in Zuccotti Park, down on Wall Street, were occupied by the very difficult task of staying dry today.  Heavy rain all day, and these guys don’t really have tents so much as tarps layered over sleeping bags.  These conditions seen particularly difficult for a movement which seems in part to have generated whatever general respect it has garnered simply through its staying power.

Occupiers seemed pretty cheerful this morning.  (When I commented walking by on the awful weather, one made the joke that it enabled them to offer free bottles of water.)

This evening looked miserable though.  Occupiers were performing regular human mike duties (the group repeats whatever the main speaker says to make up for lack of amplified sound) but all sleeping gear looked absolutely drenched.  Also no drumming to speak of.

Best light held by cameramen

Zero tolerance for illegal activities rules (sign shot in rain.)

Umbrella propped sideways to cover entrance to tarp-covered area.

This entry was posted on October 19, 2011 at 10:15 pm and is filed under New York City, news. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments.

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