Bloomberg Presser: Says OWS Protesters Can Return, But Must Occupy 'With Their Arguments'

At about 1 a.m., New York police moved in to Zuccotti Park and forced Occupy Wall Street protesters to leave so that the park could be cleaned. According to NY1, after about 3.5 hours, the park had been cleared and has since been power cleaned.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg just gave a press conference where he explained that the protesters were to be allowed to return until lawyers for the protesters* took legal steps that prevented the park’s reopening indefinitely.

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