Collateral Damage

 A story in two parts.

 Restaurant Owner Near Zuccotti Park is Going Out of Business

"Twenty-one restaurant workers lost their jobs last week because of the Occupy Wall Street protests, the cafe owner said Tuesday.

Marc Epstein, owner of the Milk Street Cafe at 40 Wall St., said he had no choice but to let nearly a quarter of his staff go last Friday after he saw his sales drop by 30 percent in the six weeks since the protests started.

“What are [the protesters] trying to accomplish here?” Epstein asked Monday. “The end result is that I and all the wonderful people who work for me are collateral damage.”"

Woman Loses Her Job, Credits OWS

"Yesterday I wrote about Marc Epstein the business owner who was forced to lay off 21 employees as a result of the drop in business since OWS moved in across the street. Today there’s a follow up with one of the people who lost their job. As you might imagine, she’s not a big fan of the movement:"