frozen zones

It’s not entirely clear where the potential frozen zones might be implemented or what would trigger the NYPD to activate them.

Less than two days after the NYCLU demanded that Brookfield Properties remove the barricades preventing the public from easily accessing Zuccotti Park, the property management company has done just that.

Today various civil rights groups fired off a letter to the DOB, asking them to "ensure that Zuccotti Park is open and accessible to all members of the public on an equal basis."

Why did the NYPD feel the need to block access to 79th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues entirely? And how is it legal?