Nobody ever heard of Zuccotti Park until this Privately Owned Public Space ("POP") was taken over by Occupy Wall Street ("OWS") on September 17. The POP designation is significant in granting certain rights to protesters staying there 24 hours, since it is not subject to curfews. The park's northwest corner is across the street from Four World Trade Center (photo). A block north provides a dramatic viewe of One World trade Center (photo).
Joie de Vivre (photo) by Mark di Suvero, a 70-foot-tall sculpture consisting of bright-red beams, was installed in Zuccotti Park in 2006.
Scenes of OWS protesters are from November 19. Amidst the commotion, New York City workers install Christmas lights on the trees. At the same time Egyptian protesters were in front of the Egyptian Mission to the UN on 44th St., only hours after the Egyptian Military had beaten down protesters in Tahrir Square, Cairo. Photo shows Gigi Ibrahim leading the group.
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