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Occupy Wall Street protesters camped at Zuccotti Park were cleared out by the NYPD in an overnight raid early Tuesday morning. The crowd is now back at Zuccotti Park and are holding a General Assembly meeting as they decide what to do next. A judge has ruled that the protesters cannot camp in the park with tents. (Photo by Aaron Showalter for New York Daily News)

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11:57 PMRheana MurrayTense standoff as protesters chant and demand answers from officers, Kerry Wills reports.
Ashley Love, who was allegedly mistreated while in police custody, recounts her story.
"I was arrested last night and I didn't break the law. I was peacefully assembling....we were asked to use the restroom in full view of anyone who decided to walk by, and who happened to walk by every few minutes? Male police officers."
Love said that an officer was reprimanded for watching the women use the restroom - and then another officer did it.
"It was humiliating. It was degrading. It was cruel and unusual punishment. They were not being heroes. They were not protecting the women in there."
by Rheana Murray 11:57 PM

11:48 PMRheana MurrayProtesters nearing 1 Police Plaza, singing, "We are gentle loving people and we are singing, singing for our lives," according to reporter Kerry Wills.
by Rheana Murray

11:41 PMSarah Feinsmith
Man is taken into custody at the park Tuesday near midnight. (Photo by James Keivom/New York Daily News)
by Sarah Feinsmith

11:26 PMRheana MurrayFrom Kerry Wills:
Protesters chanting, "All day, all night, support women's rights" and "Hey, hey, ho, ho, police abuse has got to go" as they march north.
March was sparked after 50 women were arrested and male officers allegedly came through as they used the toilet, with privates exposed.
by Rheana Murray

11:24 PMSarah Feinsmith
Paramedics carry an unidentified unconscious man out of Zuccotti Park on a stretcher and take him to the hospital. Some people at the park speculated that he had perhaps suffered head trauma during recent scuffles with police. (Photo by Aaron Showalter for New York Daily News)
by Sarah Feinsmith

11:19 PMAnjali MullanyUpdate: about 200 protesters marching at this time in lower Manhattan, escorted by police. No arrests at this time.
by Anjali Mullany

11:19 PMAnjali MullanyMore notes from Kerry Burke:
A la cart food vegetarian fare is being served in Zuccotti Park by people wandering around with trays.
Cops in riot gear aren't in the park any longer. A few cops in riot gear nearby, without their helmets on. There are still a lot of cops around Zuccotti but the atmosphere has de-escalated. The cops are hanging out.
Finally, Brookfield maintenance workers in orange vests are continuously cleaning the park with dustpans and small brooms, keeping the park "pristine", as Burke puts it.
by Anjali Mullany

11:17 PMRheana MurrayOWS marching 1 Police Plaza, Kerry Wills reports. It's a spontaneous march in support of arrested women still in custody and being supervised by male officers, in wake of an alleged event during which officers walked through the ward while the women were undressed.
by Rheana Murray

11:16 PMAnjali MullanyThe protesters are on the move.
A crowd is marching from Zuccotti Park up Broadway to Manhattan Criminal Court in solidarity with women who were arrested last night. It is being alleged that women prisoners were supervised by male correctiosn officers and that the male officers would walk through the women's ward while the women were exposed.
Some of the arrested women got out and brought these claims up at the General Assembly meeting. They asked if anyone wanted to march. At first there was not much response, but about 5 minutes ago the crowd took off on the march..
by Anjali Mullany

11:14 PMSarah Feinsmith
Sans tent or sleeping bag, an Occupy Wall Street protester curls up in Zuccotti Park and tries to get some rest Tuesday night. (Photo by James Keivom/New York Daily News)
by Sarah Feinsmith