Cold and very wet in downtown NYC today. Tarps over both the tented and tentless. One of the best signs I’ve seen.
Posted tagged ‘Occupy Wall STreet’
Occupying Wall Street looks hard in the A.M.
October 26, 2011
Sorry–uploaded from iPhone so this is a bit manky and went out to subscribers too quickly. Fits the morning mood though perhaps.
Occupying a Very Wet Wall Street
October 19, 2011
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.
Monday Evening in Zuccotti Park (Walking By “Occupying Wall Street”)
October 17, 2011
Evening falls early and quite cold in Zuccotti Park. At the bottom, a yogi type was instructing a group (sitting) in some kind of relaxing breathing exercise. Everyone seemed pretty relaxed.
Wall Street Area – Very Much Occupied
October 16, 2011
South Side Zuccotti Park
Downtown NYC was very much occupied today.
I live to the West, so I first came to the entrance of the new visitors center at the old WTC. (Ground Zero to those who are not long-time New Yorkers.) This seems to have become one of the most popular tourist destinations in the City, with perpetual lines waiting to gain entrance to the walled-in Memorial Garden. The tourists, whether from Japan or Kansas, almost all have a certain look–scrubbed skin, khaki on some part of their body, and hats (often of the small bucket variety).
Then, I arrived at Occupy Wall Street. Zuccotti Square has become increasing crowded over the last few weeks, and sports an increased sense of good cheer. There seems also to be a much greater variety of people–a significantly higher percentage of middle-aged folks to dredlocks. (I’m not complaining about the dreds, just commenting.) Occupiers also have a certain look, but it is different from the tourist look. Rumpled. (The park is not a comfortable place to stay.)
Today, the complexity of the scene was magnified because there were not only tourists, occupiers, gawkers, construction workers,press and police–there were also the Lubavitchers! Those proselytizing in vans highlighting Succoth. They were dressed in Hasidic gear with wide-brimmed black hats (as opposed to the buckets) and several held large stalks of grain.
(This at Zuccotti Park)
(This one at Memorial Garden.)
And then (exciting!), we happened onto Jon Oliver, musing to the side of the park across the street. “Hey Jon!” I found myself calling and then felt surprised (and almost hurt) that he didn’t call back. (It is odd to think that someone can look so familiar and not know you at all.) We did speak very briefly and I would note that he seemed much better looking in person than on TV, and was extremely gracious.
Later, I saw some occupiers escaping over to my side of the West Side Highway. My guess is that the grass of Hudson River Park is a lot more comfortable for napping than Zuccotti’s concrete.
(Hard to See - People Napping on Napsacks.)
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