Police raided the park overnight, clearing out demonstrators who have been camped there for nearly two months.

Earlier Tuesday, Bloomberg said protesters were evicted from the park because "the safety and health conditions became intolerable." "Unfortunately, the park was becoming a place where people came not to protest, but rather to break laws, and in some cases, to harm others," Bloomberg said.

In a statement released Tuesday, the owners of the park, Brookfield Properties, said it too wanted the park cleared because it "had become dangerous, unhealthy and unsafe."

"In our view, these risks were unacceptable and it would have been irresponsible to not request that the City take action," Brookfield said.