Two days after the New York Police Department tore down the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park, protesters marked the two-month anniversary of their movement, which has spread from New York to dozens of other cities across the country and around the world.

On Thursday, Nov. 17, hundreds of protesters took to the streets around the New York Stock Exchange in Lower Manhattan. Their goal was to block off the stock exchange and prevent traders from getting to the floor, but police barricades prevented that, although the crowd of protesters and police did make it difficult for some traders to reach the stock exchange.

Later on Thursday, the protesters plan to gather at 16 subway hubs around the city to spread their message.

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After being evicted from Zuccotti Park overnight on Tuesday, hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters took to the streets around the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning. Eric Linton
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The crowd of protesters was filled with signs expressing the various grievances that have fueled Occupy Wall Street and similar actions around the country and the world. Eric Linton
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Many protesters held signs condemning Wall Street. Eric Linton
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One sign alluded to the criticisms made by opponents of Occupy Wall Street, including some Republican presidential candidates, who have accused the protesters of "class warfare." Eric Linton
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Protesters filled the streets of Lower Manhattan, making it difficult for traders to get to work even though they couldn't block off the stock exchange itself. Eric Linton
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Protesters gathered peacefully in the streets around the stock exchange and chanted slogans like, "Whose streets? Our streets!" Eric Linton
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The protesters had hoped to surround the New York Stock Exchange and prevent traders from reaching the floor, but they were held back by police barricades. Eric Linton
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