ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that he will continue to enforce a nightly curfew that's keeping a contingent of Occupy Albany protesters who call him "Governor 1 Percent" out of Lafayette Park.
Cuomo called the protest across the street from the Capitol a "situation that has to be managed."
He noted that hundreds and sometimes thousands of protesters are common during a legislative session and curfews need to be enforced to avoid long encampments at the state park.
"The state's position is we have to enforce the curfews if we are going to operate the (state) complex," Cuomo said. "So we will enforce the curfew. We have said that since Day One."
Cuomo had pressured Albany city officials to enforce the 11 p.m. curfew in the adjacent city-owned Academy Park as well.
But Democratic Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings ultimately refused and the encampment has spent two weeks across the street from the Capitol in the city park.
"The city has decided not to enforce their curfew, that's fine, too," Cuomo added Tuesday.
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