[ CBS NY ] Occupy Wall Street’ Plans To March To One Police Plaza...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Protesters plan to march to One Police Plaza in the middle of the Friday afternoon rush in what could turn out to be another confrontation with the NYPD.

The group “Occupy Wall Street,” has been camped out at Zuccotti Park and marching around the Financial District for two weeks, speaking out against what they say is corporate greed.

Friday at 5:30 p.m., however, the group says it will march to One Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan against “police brutality and harassment,” specifically an incident last Saturday in which a deputy police inspector used pepper spray against some protesters.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg also added his voice to the protest discussion Friday.

“People have a right to protest, but we also have to make sure that people who don’t want to protest can go down the streets unmolested. We have to make sure that while you have a right to say what you want to say, people who want to say something very different have a right to say that as well,” Bloomberg said.

Earlier in the week, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly declined to say whether he believed the conduct was justified, but called the protesters ... [ READ MORE ]