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When You Lie Down With Protesters With Open-Ended Demands, You Wake Up With On-Going Protests With No Clear End

There’s some small cosmic justice in the idea that a community board that tries mightily to close bars and prevent new ones from opening, complains about fireworks and works to deny a bunch of third and fourth graders the opportunity to commemorate Manhattan’s rich history now has to roll over for some out-of-towners bent on bringing the Financial District to a standstill:

Though little was resolved at the meeting following board members’ complaints of noise, barricades and the concentration of police resources away from where they say they are needed, the meeting signaled a change in stance for the committee. Last month, the committee had passed a resolution calling on city officials and Brookfield Properties, the owner of Zuccotti Park, where the protesters are encamped, to end the “intolerable intrusion” on the area.

With the demonstrations growing stronger and apparently without end, the full community board tabled the resolution and the two sides are now talking to each other.

“The best way to solve this problem is for all of us to work together,” said Scheffe.

It’s not clear whether this demand was acceded to; can’t find follow-up reporting about it:

Requests by [. . .] organizers are sure to make the agenda. “We’d like to demand the use of tents and tarps if the rain comes,” said one spokesman.

As for the rest of us, what do we care? After all, it’s not in our backyard . . .

Posted: October 8th, 2011 | Filed under: Everyone Is To Blame Here
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