OWS Occupies OWS-replica movie set at Foley Square, Dec 8 2011

At 12am, OWS staged a peaceful protest in the ultimate irony, occupying fake Zuccotti Park set in Foley Square for early am shoot of Law & Order SVU. It was a replica tent city with the same signs "We are the 99%", a library and kitchen like the original demolished by Mayor Bloomberg and the NYPD.

Photo by Antonio Serna (A&C Syndicate)

From the OccupyWallSt.org website (live late-nite updates, as events unfolded):

• 1:36: Cops breaking down mockupied Wall Street. NBC's speech rights clearly infringed.
• 1:25: NYPD occupying fake Liberty Square, fake demands unclear.
• 1:03: GA in progress. More mockupiers needed at Foley Square!
• 12:52: cops moving in
• 12:47: unconfirmed reports that "Law & Order's" permit has been revoked. What's a permit?
• 12:40: police threaten to arrest mockupiers after 1AM: "if you do not leave, you will be arrested."
• 12:19: GA in 20 minutes