New York City officials ultimately did shut down the protest, but largely for health and sanitary reasons and related complaints by neighborhood residents. At a press conference on the day the protests began, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said: “People have a right to protest, and if they want to protest, we’ll be happy to make sure they have locations to do it.”
别忘了，2011年爆发于曼哈顿的的“占领华尔街”运动维持了整整两个月。纽约市官最终取缔了示威，但主要是为了健康和卫生以及周边社区居民的相关投诉考虑。在示威开始日的新闻发布会上，纽约市张布隆伯格说：“人民有示威的自由，如果他们想示威，我们会很高兴地确保他们有地方这样做。”