Meet United States Marine Corps. Sgt. Shamar THomas

United States Marine Corps. Sgt. Shamar Thomas from Roosevelt, NY went toe to toe with the New York Police Department. An activist in the Occupy Wall Street movement, Thomas voiced his opinions of the NYPD police brutality that had and has been plaguing the #OWS movement.

Thomas is a 24-year-old Marine Veteran (2 tours in Iraq), he currently plays amateur football and is in college.

Thomas comes from a long line of people who sacrifice for their country: Mother, Army Veteran (Iraq), Step father, Army, active duty (Afghanistan), Grand father, Air Force veteran (Vietnam), Great Grand Father Navy veteran (World War II).

How does everyone like the new Times Square?

So how do you feel, most New Yorkers are not fond of it, but all in all is it best for Times Square. I have heard that you can not drive through there and its a bit of a detour that you have to be accustomed to but as you can see if you are visiting, now they have lawn chairs for pedestrians?

The project is the brainchild of Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan; she told WCBS 2, "There will be a period of adjustment as people get used to the new traffic patterns. But we believe particularly on Sixth Avenue we're going to see some immediate relief." She has also emphasized it's a work in progress and that adjustments may be made.

via Gothamist