"No park has had a greater turnaround than Tompkins Square," he said.

Tompkins Square had originally been laid out as a military drill ground.

The use of guns had not been authorized for the men sent to clear Tompkins Square.

Two decades ago, Tompkins Square was almost an all-rental market.

In terms of apartment stock, Tompkins Square doesn't offer that much variety.

Tompkins Square, for all its squalor, had trees, grass and some aspects of a community.

But after Tompkins Square, there was some reason for hope: the board had recently been expanded to include more civilians.

One, Tompkins Square, is a continuing battleground of social change.

Everyone who wants to sleep in Tompkins Square, 24 hours a day, they can do that.

Another precinct had their reserve force ready in Tompkins Square but the police did not take any action that day.