When the TV cameras are gone, what is it like to spend the night at Occupy Wall Street? It’s been a month since protesters first began to occupy Zuccotti Park, near Wall Street in New York City. Since then, temperatures have been dropping as the number of protesters in New York and across the globe grows. This leaves many wondering how many protesters will be left when winter hits. Well, we aimed to find out – and to understand better just who was spending the night there and why. Digital editor and producer Ben Brock Johnson spent the night at Zuccotti Park, and spoke with protesters there.
Interviews and photos of some of the people Ben spoke with, below:
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