The protests against Wall Street look like they’ll be occupying more time than first expected.
New York’s mayor on Monday indicated that the demonstrators can stay where they are, and protesters in Washington took a four-month extension of their permit to camp out near the White House.
With the original New York protest entering its fourth week, demonstrators said they are staying in their improvised camp in a downtown park for the long haul.
“The bottom line is that people want to express themselves, and as long as they obey the laws, we allow them to,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters when asked about the protesters’ staying power. “If they break the laws, then we’re going to do what we’re supposed to do — enforce the laws.”
Source: BNA