New York:
"Occupy Wall Street" protesters have caused some complaints from the local residents ever since they occupied Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan, and the city is facing a dilemma dealing with them.
Zuccotti Park has been occupied by protesters since September 17 after their failed attempt to "occupy" the Wall Street. The protesters have turned the small park into an operation centre, as well as a residential place.
Because the park is not a publicly owned space, it is not subject to ordinary public park curfew. New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said on September 28 that the New York Police Department could not bar protesters from Zuccotti Park since it is a public plaza that is required to stay open 24 hours a day.
Since many of the protesters refuse to cooperate by adhering to the park rules, the park has not been cleaned since Friday, September 16, and garbage are piling up at the nearby road. Sanitary conditions have reached unacceptable levels.
Some local residents also complained that their normal lives were disturbed by the protesters, citing that they could hear the drums from the park as early as 5:00 am. But many protesters said it was untrue.
"Most of cars drive around here usually. You arrive here and there by aside that highway. So I think that's kind of not true in many ways because I've been there personally and it is very quiet. People go to bed pretty early like around 11 o'clock because of the fact that they have to get up early in the morning and have that energy to put forward their causes," said one protester.
But the unsightly scene created by the protesters caused a dilemma of how to deal with them for the New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
In a television interview on Friday, Mr Bloomberg sounded diffident in the interview in such a sensitive situation.
He said even if the protesters did not occupy in Zuccotti Park, they would occupy other places as their campground and staging area. Yet, he did not mention about whether the local government would clear up Zuccotti Park or not.
But he warned New York police would arrest those demonstrators who break the laws.
Despite the complaints from the local residents, the protesters says they will continue their demonstration.
""...until we get the change, until we see some results. I don't think, we don't think it is going to die out. We think it will gain power," said one protester.
They also show their determination to work as a group.
"I made friends here and we will all supportive of each other, by supporting each other. I pretty sure that if something it happens, that we will find a way while we group together."
Zuccotti Park was created in the late 1968. It was a popular site, given its location among the skyscrapers of the Financial District.
Zuccotti Park has been occupied by protesters since September 17 after their failed attempt to "occupy" the Wall Street. The protesters have turned the small park into an operation centre, as well as a residential place.
Because the park is not a publicly owned space, it is not subject to ordinary public park curfew. New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said on September 28 that the New York Police Department could not bar protesters from Zuccotti Park since it is a public plaza that is required to stay open 24 hours a day.
Since many of the protesters refuse to cooperate by adhering to the park rules, the park has not been cleaned since Friday, September 16, and garbage are piling up at the nearby road. Sanitary conditions have reached unacceptable levels.
Some local residents also complained that their normal lives were disturbed by the protesters, citing that they could hear the drums from the park as early as 5:00 am. But many protesters said it was untrue.
"Most of cars drive around here usually. You arrive here and there by aside that highway. So I think that's kind of not true in many ways because I've been there personally and it is very quiet. People go to bed pretty early like around 11 o'clock because of the fact that they have to get up early in the morning and have that energy to put forward their causes," said one protester.
But the unsightly scene created by the protesters caused a dilemma of how to deal with them for the New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
In a television interview on Friday, Mr Bloomberg sounded diffident in the interview in such a sensitive situation.
He said even if the protesters did not occupy in Zuccotti Park, they would occupy other places as their campground and staging area. Yet, he did not mention about whether the local government would clear up Zuccotti Park or not.
But he warned New York police would arrest those demonstrators who break the laws.
Despite the complaints from the local residents, the protesters says they will continue their demonstration.
""...until we get the change, until we see some results. I don't think, we don't think it is going to die out. We think it will gain power," said one protester.
They also show their determination to work as a group.
"I made friends here and we will all supportive of each other, by supporting each other. I pretty sure that if something it happens, that we will find a way while we group together."
Zuccotti Park was created in the late 1968. It was a popular site, given its location among the skyscrapers of the Financial District.
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