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NY1 Exclusive: Teachers Union Says NYPD Keeping Close Watch Following Support Of Protests

By: Lindsey Christ

The United Federation of Teachers has vocally supported the “Occupy Wall Street” movement, and union representatives now say they believe the New York City Police Department may be spying on them as a result. NY1’s Lindsey Christ filed the following report.

Police cars are not usually parked outside the headquarters of the United Federation of Teachers, but union representatives say they've been there for the past few weeks.

Union leaders say they think they've been put under surveillance by the New York City Police Department ever since they began supporting “Occupy Wall Street.”

“I’ll put it this way: we are a very safe building at this point in time since we seem to have all our exits and entrances are all being watched. So, I am very happy to be able to say we are probably one of the safest buildings in the city of New York,” said Michael Mulgrew, president of the teachers union.

The building is just a few blocks south of Zuccotti Park, the epicenter of the “Occupy Wall Street”