Short and sweet.
There's a meeting tonight by the Real Estate Board Of New York.
It may affect Occupy New York and Zuccotti Park.
Yves Smith brought this up after listening to WYNC:
Property owners are moving to change an old zoning law that has allowed anti-Wall Street protesters to camp out in Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan around the clock.
Some of you might be thinking.... the what?
What is the Real Estate Board of New York
The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) was created in 1896 as the first real estate trade association in the state. Real Estate Board members are New York City’s most talented, energetic and influential real estate professionals. REBNY works on behalf of its members to promote public and industry policies and frequently speaks before government bodies to, among other things, expand New York’s economy, encourage the development and renovation of commercial and residential real property, enhance the city’s appeal to investors and residents and facilitate property management.
So as Yves suggests...
If you live in the area, please attend the meeting and tell them that these problems should go to Bloomberg and the head of the Department of Transportaion, Jeannette Sadik-Kahn, who have refuse to let OWS have facilities as a way of shutting them down.
The meeting details. OWS appears to be the first agenda item, so try to be on time:
Combined Quality of Life and Financial District Committees – 6:00 PM
Location: New York State Assembly Hearing Room
250 Broadway, 19th Floor
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Occupy Wall Street protest in Zuccotti Park – Discussion and possible resolution