Protesters Prepare To "Occupy" Wall Street
Thousands of protesters plan to take over Wall Street today.
Adbusters and the hacking group known as Anonymous are among the organizers of the protest in Manhattan's Financial District.
Participants are being asked to set up tents, kitchens and peaceful barricades with the intention of staying there for months.
The goal, they say, is to “end the influence money has over our representatives in Washington.”
The mayor and police officials say the NYPD is planning accordingly.
"If they want to protest, we'll be happy to make sure they have locations to do it and as long as they do it where other people's rights are respected, this is the place where people can speak their mind and that's what makes New York New York,” said Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Protests are also planned for financial districts in Madrid, Milan, London and Paris.