Wall Street braced for Occupy first anniversary protest A series of "sit-ins" are planned throughout New York's financial district from about 7:30am, according to the organisers' website. The New York Stock Exchange, the headquarters of bailed-out insurer AIG and the New York Federal Reserve are expected to be among the targets. Monday's action follows a series of largely peaceful marches over the weekend in New York, where more than 200 people descended on Zuccotti Park near Wall Street. A year ago today, demonstrators first occupied Zuccotti Park in a bid to draw attention to rising income inequality in the US and a raft of other issues, including America's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. The protesters were evicted from the park by New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg last November. The occupation became the symbolic focus for similar protests across the US and the rest of the world, including London. Although the movement lacked a clear set of policy demands, it did briefly threaten last autumn to become a major force in this year's election. However, it has since largely faded from public view since. New York police says no permits have been secured for today's demonstrations, but that they anticipate they will be largely peaceful.