Occupy Wall Street Protesters Prepare For Winter (VIDEO)

NEW YORK -- Zuccotti Park is surrounded by skyscrapers, which means that it doesn't get a lot of sunlight.

And Saturday's snowstorm brought several cases of hypothermia to the Occupy Wall Street protesters, who have been camped out in the park since mid-September. But the protesters say they are both determined and prepared to outlast the impending cold.

On Wednesday, Bill Dobbs of Occupy Wall Street’s public relations working group gave The Huffington Post a private tour of Zuccotti Park's new storage facility, provided by the United Federation of Teachers and housed in an old Amalgamated Bank.

Watch our original video, above, to see how the Occupy Wall Street protesters are planning to live outside on Zuccotti Park's cold, stone ground all winter long.

CORRECTION: Bill Dobbs was initially identified as the "press relations chief," which is not his title.

 

Comments

[coolhand66]

06:18 PM on 11/04/2011

Natural Canvas Wall Tent that is what needed down their

[sylvia wadlington]

11:08 AM on 11/06/2011

Bubble pak and duc tape insulation works good.

[realitybaby]

03:18 PM on 11/04/2011

ahh u need to be camping out on in North and South wing of the Capitol building in DC - cause Wall St aint passing no laws to help us AND NEITHER ARE OUR REPRESENTATIVES!

[signgrrl]

10:56 AM on 11/06/2011

i believe there is already an Occupy DC

[fortressfountain]

01:50 PM on 11/04/2011

Not one politican would sleep out in the snow for us. Ron Paul is the only one who gave up his pension.

[she343]

11:45 PM on 11/05/2011

no he is not

[goldmag]

01:05 PM on 11/04/2011

Go! Go! Go! you young whippersnappers. Fight back because it's your right to do so.

[Bubba Link]

11:01 AM on 11/04/2011

OWS is a clown show just like BOZO...NYC should take a page out of the Oakland PD hand book.. Tear gas them Hippies and move on... Come on Mr Mayor you know you want to gas them..

[goldmag]

01:06 PM on 11/04/2011

I can't think of a name for you that will be printed and I'll leave it at that.

[Adjuster]

01:41 PM on 11/04/2011

Hahahaha, gettin scared now, aren't ya? Love it!

[Quasi Libertarian]

09:55 AM on 11/04/2011

The OWS Mob is President Obama's legacy. The Great Divider! He is the one who campainged on a class warfare platform. When his policies failed, to divert attention from his failures ginned up the class warfare and the OWS Mob is providing him plenty of cover at their expense........

[Adjuster]

01:42 PM on 11/04/2011

quasi-coherent

[HDK2020]

04:19 PM on 11/04/2011

Might want to change you name to Dittohead, or atleast remove the libertarian from it. Your views are straight out of the republican talking points memos read by their paid sponsor. Fox News.

The great thing about a right wing view is facts and reality doesn't get in the way, it is just make believe.

[bigod33]

09:44 AM on 11/04/2011

They're still there. People are uncomfortable about it. That's good. The 52" flat-screen, wireless, cordless, 500-channel on-demand, smart phone, instant gratification age we are living in has made us all soft.

Now we're going to sit behind our keyboards, from the warmth and comfort of our homes, and tell these folks to stop rocking the boat. It's football season. Dancing With The Stars is on.

Can't they just leave well enough alone?

[WasteNJ]

10:37 AM on 11/04/2011

Great post. People are at the point where the threat of discomfort is all it takes to make them volunteer their free speech rights... or somebody else's.

F/F

[thereisonlyoneparty]

11:50 AM on 11/04/2011

Except the people complaining about all this are not opposed to any of the things that you claim have made people soft. The demonstrators are not Amish, English. They are people with the luxuries that you mention. they just want more. They want wealth "equality." By western standards though. Not like real equality. You know, so 15% of the population should control a bit more than half of the wealth. Just like we see with the real world. 15% of the population--which Jesus happened to concentrate in the US, Canada, and Europe--possess more than half of the world's wealth.

[TygerLilly]

09:04 AM on 11/04/2011

Wow..imagine how many poor families that stuff could help......

[baxtron]

09:16 AM on 11/04/2011

wow. some of them are poor.

[TygerLilly]

09:16 AM on 11/04/2011

They should take it to people who really need it.

[Tquin]

09:56 AM on 11/04/2011

No. they won't let the homeless in.

[WasteNJ]

10:39 AM on 11/04/2011

People who don't have job = poor. I'm not surprised you didn't know that, but I am surprised you are pretending you care about the poor.

[thereisonlyoneparty]

11:51 AM on 11/04/2011

Not true. Poor people do not have luxury mobile phones and designer clothing. Poor people have prepaid and shop at thrift stores.

[TygerLilly]

01:27 PM on 11/04/2011

Yet libs keep arguing that a lot of these people are employed...which is it...get your stories straight,,,,and if you are unemployed how is camping in a park playing 60s radical with your drum buddies going to get you gainful employment?

[4everright]

08:32 AM on 11/04/2011

Mayor Bloomie needs to get control of this group and get them gone. It's ridiculous to let people squat permanently with no permits. This isn't a KOA park.

[Safire]

08:42 AM on 11/04/2011

Yes, right. Not going to happen, so get used to it.

99ers there to stay, impacting the globe.

Viva the 99ers!

[TygerLilly]

09:05 AM on 11/04/2011

lol...If you think the American public is going to put up with the type of BS that went on in Oakland you are sadly mistaken, their approval has dropped drastically....in less that 2 months...

[eliasasm]

11:00 AM on 11/04/2011

You're right, this isn't a KOA park. It's America, of the people, by the people, for the people.

[maxhardon]

07:34 AM on 11/04/2011

George Washington held out the winter at Valley Forge and look what happened to the British.

[InLosAngeles]

08:15 AM on 11/04/2011

The Tea Party Patriots assembled together peacefully, organized their efforts efficiently, voiced their concerns logically and look what happened Nov. 10, 2010.

[baxtron]

09:19 AM on 11/04/2011

a lot of apathy from voters after astro turf movement shouted down efforts to help people aquire affordable health care. what a great movement with good intentions.

[Adjuster]

01:53 PM on 11/04/2011

Astroturfed baggers initally upset about the same stuff were co-opted and TOLD what they were upset about!

[Tquin]

09:57 AM on 11/04/2011

Old George used guns.

[Adjuster]

01:54 PM on 11/04/2011

Gandhi & MLK didn't!

[blitznstitch]

07:22 AM on 11/04/2011

I think this movement should be one for the homeless. Basically, I'm saying there is no need for anyone to be homeless in America. Everyone should be given basic shelter from the elements.

[4everright]

08:32 AM on 11/04/2011

then they should go to one of the many homeless shelters NYC has to offer.

[Adjuster]

01:55 PM on 11/04/2011

let them eat cake?

[she343]

12:03 AM on 11/06/2011

you mean the ones that are turning folks away because they are full?

[baxtron]

09:20 AM on 11/04/2011

99%. it is for the homeless.

[mumi009]

07:11 AM on 11/04/2011

"Remember remember the 5th of November..."

Which happens to be tomorrow!

[Quasi Libertarian]

07:40 AM on 11/04/2011

Well this isn't Britain and this isn't a movie. Just be aware that along with your "5th of November" movie line, that in the country there could very well be a "2nd Amendment" solution to the OWS mob.............. If they cannot protest in peace, the citizens of the country will handle this if our government can or will not..........As Teddy Roosevelt said. "Speak Softly and carry a big stick".......

[Safire]

08:45 AM on 11/04/2011

Well, this is America, and they have a right to peacefully assemble.

They are protesting in peace. Go ahead just try it. There will be a cozy cell awaiting you for LIFE at best, or maybe even worse.

You can carry a stick as big as you would like. This is a country of laws, and they have a right to be there.

[baxtron]

09:22 AM on 11/04/2011

wow. you sound really tough. and overcompensating.

[sjoberdix]

04:51 AM on 11/04/2011

Theres always ben homeless living on the streets of NY in the winter and OWS will do the same.

[bovine13]

02:44 AM on 11/04/2011

Where is the story about what transpired in Oakland last night?

[castlerider]

12:22 AM on 11/06/2011

click on Local, hit mapquest

[breakingpoint]

01:47 AM on 11/04/2011

the wealthy are laughing at you
http://youtu.be/jlzgtbEY-Vc