The colorful art about rising sea levels appearing on local MeVa buses is the work of Rayne Valentine, an East Boston sixth-grader, named as the top winner in the Massachusetts division of the annual Cool Science contest. Co-founded by UMass Lowell, the competition asks K-12 students to create illustrations that depict the science behind extreme […]
meant to symbolize the power, bravery and daring of the city s financial traders.
In response, the New York Police Department (NYPD) mobilized its anti-terrorism unit,
sending masked, blad clad police officers wearing armor and carrying assault rifles to protect and secure the area. It announced: The Stock Market has had an interesting week to say the least. We are happy to report that the Wall Street Charging Bull is secure and continues to preside over Bowling Green for the foreseeable future. The bull was covered in a blue tarp to prevent further vandalism. The decision to deploy counter-terrorism officers on the streets of Manhattan was not well appreciated, at least judging by replies left on the unit s official social media pages.
NYPD Deploys Counter Terrorism Unit To Protect Wall Street in Response To Gamestop Protests Comments
The Charging Bull statue in Manhattan’s Financial District has become the sight of protests amid a wider financial rebellion happening online. On Friday, a handful of activists were seen in Bowling Green Park, posing with the bull, and holding signs that said “Tax Wall Street Trades.” A thin band of tape was also placed on the statue’s head and rear end, featuring slogans like “Hold the line” and “WSB” both allusions to the GameStop insurrection against hedge funds organized by Reddit’s “Wall Street Bets” community. A similar fate befell the new Fearless Girl statue, which faces the New York Stock Exchange building. Both the bull and the girl are meant to symbolize the power, bravery and daring of the city’s financial traders.
New York Attorney General Tish James sued the NYPD on Thursday, seeking to install a federal monitor to oversee the department following allegedly widespread.