Check out the Livestream LIVE (just hit play)
Hello! Online Producer (and notorious night owl) Dave Russell here to update this story! I'm sure I'll tag out at some point on this to Mitch Perry. But, as of right now, you're kinda stuck with me.
I will try keep you posted with updates as they happen. (Just hit F5)
UPDATE ONE: It appears they have started deploying (according to the protesters and I couldn't confirm this because ironically…I couldn't hear it) one of those new military grade sonic weapons for crowd dispersal.
UPDATE TWO: 20,000 viewers on the Livestream and it seems that they just hauling the camp away and moving the people.
UPDATE THREE: Early Best of the Bay award Best use of a Dreamgirls reference in the video chatroom of a police raid "THAT IM NOT GOIN!! AND YOU! AND YOU! AND YOU! YOU'RE GONNA LOVE MEEEEEE" – Unknown because it was scrolling at like 100 miles an hour and their name got cut off.
UPDATE FOUR: I can't believe they are trouncing on the sanctity of Macho Man Randy Savage's birthday like this.
HE STOPPED THE RAPTURE FOR YOU…OHHHHH YEAH! DIG IT!?!?!
UPDATE FIVE: It looks like the city is just throwing away ALL of it. Official tweet from mayor's office states "Occupants of Zuccotti should temporarily leave and remove tents and tarps. Protestors can return after the Park is cleared. #ows"
UPDATE SIX 2:39 AM: The live feed just went down and I just realized i wasn't time-stamping my updates. Sorry!
UPDATE SEVEN 2:49 AM: Feed is back up. Coverage is spotty. Ryan Devereaux of Democracy Now! tweeted that "The NYPD are now setting up a 'pen' for the press as far from the remaining protesters as they can place us. #ows"
UPDATE EIGHT 2:57 AM: Added another live feed.
UPDATE NINE 3:04 AM: These drummers are making it impossible for me to hear anything. Rumor is they shut down all forms of public transit to the protest.
UPDATE TEN 3:09 AM: View post on imgur.com
Picture of the LRAD (sonic weapon referred to earlier)
UPDATE ELEVEN 3:17 AM: CNN is being denied access to the park on the USTREAM. While a robust chorus of "We Shall something something." cuts through the background (NYPD, if you tear-gas that screeching "professional" mezzo-soprano cutting through the din…I'm sure it would build some goodwill.)
UPDATE TWELVE 3:37 AM: There are reports of a group of protesters in the "Kitchen" area of the park that chained themselves were being teargassed and arrested.
UPDATE THIRTEEN 4:10 AM: Protesters are trying to prevent garbage trucks with "their broken stuff" from leaving when they can.
UPDATE FOURTEEN 4:13 AM: Michael Moore tell protesters "#OWS: Go to Foley Square right now to regroup. Centre and Worth Sts. Follow the live stream: ustream.tv/channel/wato99…" Other rumor is protesters are headed toward Broadway and Pine.
UPDATE FIFTEEN 4:22 AM: An additional march has successfully met up with the group at Broadway and Pine roughly (according to their own calculations) quadrupling in size to just under 1000 people.
UPDATE SIXTEEN 4:29 AM: My favorite chant so far.
"You're sexy
You're cute
Take off your riot suit"
UPDATE SEVENTEEN 4:46 AM: Looking at the Google map of the area of Broadway and Pine, I'm going to agree with the with the Sun Tzu wannabe that stood up and "mic checked" the words "If we stay here, tactically…we're fucked."
UPDATE EIGHTEEN 4:54 AM: LOL moment of the night.
The Other 99 Guy on Ustream – "I'm not going to stop livestreaming at a pivotal moment… ::OFFLINE!::"
UPDATE NINETEEN 5:02 AM: Masked anarchists evidently are not super keen getting filmed letting the air out cop's tires. (Even by OWS people.) Testy lot, those kids.
UPDATE TWENTY 5:10 AM: They just opened up the barricade at Broadway and Pine and are letting people through.
UPDATE TWENTY ONE 5:12 AM: Looks like Foley is the place to go.
UPDATE TWENTY TWO 5:36 AM: Jess Schiff Video FIXED "Protesters fight cop."
UPDATE TWENTY THREE 5:47 AM: Ok…I'm really tired and actually have to get up in 3 hours to maintain this website. Most current update i have is they are in Foley just kind of waiting. I hope everyone enjoyed this.
This article appears in Nov 10-16, 2011.