People take pictures with the Wall Street bull on March 26, 2014. (credit: earthcam.com)
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — On St. Patrick’s Day, Police Commissioner William Bratton vowed to free the Wall Street bull from his corral. More than a week later, he came through on that promise.
Police removed the barricades surrounding the Charging Bull sculpture on Tuesday.
The bull had been penned in since September 2011, when police feared the sculpture would be targeted by Occupy Wall Street protesters. During one protest, demonstrators chanted, “Take the bull!”
The New York Police Department said security around the bull will be assessed on a day-to-day basis.