New York officials began the massive task of getting lower Manhattan back to normal yesterday after cops in riot gear cleared out the remaining Occupy City Hall protesters.
The protesters left behind scribblings of graffiti lining the floor, walls and the Brooklyn City Hall subway station after the month-long demonstration, as well as some more unsanitary reminders of their stay.
Cleaning crews were busy washing the graffiti from the walls and floor around City Hall.A Manhattan Transport Authority boss revealed to the New York Post that the protesters had turned the subway gates, which they had camped around, into a toilet.
Whether any protesters suffered injuries could not immediately be confirmed by the department.
Video footage captured the moment the officers, donning heavy gear, moved in on protesters who were heard chanting as they approached.
The goal of the Occupy City Hall demonstration - similar to the Occupy Wall Street movement of 2011 - had been to secure at least a $1 billion cut from the NYPD budget.
After the reform was approved by City Hall earlier this month, and signed into law by Mayor Bill de Blasio last week, organizers of the protests and many of its members left.
The protesters left behind scribblings of graffiti lining the floor, walls and the Brooklyn City Hall subway station after the month-long demonstration, as well as some more unsanitary reminders of their stay.
Cleaning crews were busy washing the graffiti from the walls and floor around City Hall.A Manhattan Transport Authority boss revealed to the New York Post that the protesters had turned the subway gates, which they had camped around, into a toilet.
Whether any protesters suffered injuries could not immediately be confirmed by the department.
Video footage captured the moment the officers, donning heavy gear, moved in on protesters who were heard chanting as they approached.
The goal of the Occupy City Hall demonstration - similar to the Occupy Wall Street movement of 2011 - had been to secure at least a $1 billion cut from the NYPD budget.
After the reform was approved by City Hall earlier this month, and signed into law by Mayor Bill de Blasio last week, organizers of the protests and many of its members left.
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