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OWS vows to shut down Wall Street, subways

Occupy Wall Street leaders announced today their plans to rachet up their wild antics — vowing to wreak havoc on Thursday by shutting down Wall Street and the subways to mark the renegade group’s two-month takeover of Zuccotti.

According to their Web site, the day will include “Mass, Non-violent Direct Action” to “Shut Down Wall Street” at 7 a.m., “Occupy the Subways” in all five boroughs at 3 p.m. and “Take the Square,” referring to Foley Square, at 5 p.m.

Protest organizers were also touting signs alluding to China’s infamous Tiananmen Square revolt.

The poster advertising the event uses the image of the lone Chinese protester confronting tanks in China’s Tiananmen Square as rows of supporets stand in the background.

The demonstrators, the poster reads, aim to “resist austerity, reclaim the economy [and] recreate our democracy.”

The protesters also plan to march from City Hall to the Brooklyn Bridge at some point.

They said they’re expecting a turnout larger than that Oct. 1, when more than 700 arrests were made on the bridge.

Organizer Senia Barragan said their goal is to “rebuild our economy, and the bridge is a quintessential symbol of that message” because infrastructure projects would create jobs.

One protester said the plan to “Occupy the Subway” is an effort to bring the OWS message to the outerboroughs.

Mayor Bloomberg dismissed the notion that Wall Street, for one, would be shut down.

“The New York Stock Exchange will open on time. People will be able to get to work, you can rest assured,” Hizzoner said.

Bloomberg reiterated his support for the protesters’ right to free speech but said he was aware that business owners — about 10 of whom rallied against the protest today at City Hall — have legitimate complaints.

“We’re not going to allow people to stop commerce and to stop people’s right to go around and express themselves. No one group has the right to protest. They all have the right to protest,” Bloomberg said.

“We’re always in contact with lots of people down there, residents, business owners, tourists. We talk to people all the time.”

The MTA will also be on alert.

“We’ll work closely with the NYPD as we always do and report any unusual activities to them,” said Charles Seton, an MTA spokesman.