UPDATE: Occupy Wall Street Begins Day Of Action

(Update 4:47) — About one thousand students demonstrating at Union Square  will be marching to Foley Square around 5:15pm to meet up with a union event. Other protesters from events around the city are also expected to meet there.

There are already about 500-600 protesters and labor union members at Foley.

At 6:30pm, the protesters are expected to march to Zuccotti park and then to the Brooklyn Bridge to occupy the pedestrian walkway. Last time such a large group went to the bridge, there were over 700 arrests.

MANHATTAN — Occupy Wall Street Demonstrators kicked off a day of action Thursday morning, just days after they were told by New York officials that they could not remain encamped in a park in the financial district.

Demonstrators are currently rallying in front of the New York Stock Exchange in an attempt to block traders from entering the building.

Earlier this month, Occupy Oakland demonstrators carried out a similar day of action, including the declaration of a general strike and shutting down the Port of Oakland.

Live updates provided by Occupy Wall Street can be found here.