New York City police clashed with protesters occupying a park near City Hall ahead of a key budget vote that will decide whether the occupiers get their wish: $1 billion cut from the police budget and applied to social services.
NYPD officers swept in early on Tuesday morning to remove some of the barricades set up around the park behind City Hall, where protesters have been camped out for a week demanding deep cuts to police funding. The City Council is due to vote on the budget on Tuesday, with the final numbers expected at midnight.
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