Many posts re tense hours preceding the "call off" of "Operation Clean Up Zuccotti" that at @ 8:30pm Thursday night large group of protesters gathered in front of Cipriani (where they had learned B'berg was dining at a gala) to present petition with many thousands of signatures seeking to call off the "Operation." Apparently they were turned away . . . no surprise. Here's links:
http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2011/10/13/live-blog-for-ows-day-27-sanitation-as-pretext-to-clear-out-liberty-park/