Hundreds of Protestors Arrested on Brooklyn Bridge

Chicago Sun-Times 2011-10-02: Updated: October 2, 2011 12:34AM NEW YORK – More than 700 protesters demonstrating against corporate greed, global warming and social inequality, among other grievances, were arrested Saturday after they swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and shut down a lane of traffic for several hours in a tense confrontation with police. The group Occupy Wall Street has been camped out in a plaza in Manhattan’s Financial District for nearly two weeks staging various marches, and had orchestrated an impromptu trek to Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon. They walked in thick rows on the sidewalk up to the bridge, where some demonstrators...[url]http://www.suntimes.com/business/7986771-420/over-700-arrested-in-occupy-wall-street-march-on-brooklyn-bridge.html[/url]