Officers in riot gear cleared the makeshift camp in City Hall Park, which began as a protest against police abuses but then turned into a gathering of homeless people.
Source: New York Times
‘Occupy City Hall’ Encampment Taken Down in Pre-Dawn Raid by N.Y.P.D.
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