Press Office

View in pdf

NEW YORK, NY – City Comptroller John C. Liu today stated the following in response to questions about the removal of protestors from Zuccotti Park:

"Going in and forcibly removing the protestors in the dead of night sends the wrong message.  City Hall should have continued to talk with the protestors in the light of day if it wanted them removed, instead of evicting them in the middle of the night.  There seems to be no compelling reason for this action at this time. The protestors have a right to be heard.”