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Who Should Clean Up Zuccotti Park?
The private owner of Zuccotti Park in New York's Financial District says it's time to perform basic repairs and clean up after weeks of the camp-out by Occupy Wall Street . Mayor Bloomberg says the protesters should move, at least temporarily. Will there be a confrontation with the NYPD?
The private owner of Zuccotti Park in New York's Financial District says it's time to perform basic repairs and clean up after weeks of the camp-out by Occupy Wall Street. Mayor Bloomberg says the protesters should move, at least temporarily. Will there be a confrontation with the NYPD? Today Occupy Wall Street rejected owner Brookfield Properties' clean-up plan, saying protesters will do the cleaning themselves and take their brooms, mops, squeegees and other equipment to Wall Street itself. Justin Elliot is a staff writer at Salon.com.