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After a brief back-andforth exchange with the official, Robinson, Links of London Power Walk Charm dramatic effect, pointed across the street to the upper floors of the Robert A. Taft houses and said, "Who signed this? Somebody who lives in [apartment! 14J?" Robinson and nine other homeless activists were arrested and taken into the Links of London Precinct at 5 p.m. last Thursday afternoon. They were released with desk appearance tickets at 1:30 a.m. last Friday morning.The PTH-organized occupation of the grassy, vacant lot included pitched tents, signs that read "NYC: A Place to Call Home" and banners decrying the recent gentrification of East Harlem. Protesters and supporters engaged in sloganeering with chants ?? "They say gentrify, we say occupy!" and, "Housing is a human right, not just for the rich and white!" Some members of the NYPD Links of London Q Charm seen holding camcorders and recording the actions of occupants and protestors alike. The vacant lot is owned by JPMorgan Chase. Some residents expressed their desire to build a community garden or a park here, but Agnes Rivera believes JPMorgan Chase would rather leave it empty. "They're using it to just keep it there and collect revenue for themselves," said Rivera, cochair of the board of Community Voices Heard, an organization of low-income people, predominantly women on welfare, who work to improve their communities. Robinson, while expressing the same belief as Rivera, used economics to explain what he calls a morality issue. "They're sleeping on subways. They're sleeping in parks while our city continues to spend $Links of London Raindance Necklace million a year on temporary housing in shelters," said Robinson. "If we take spaces like this and liberate it, folks are happy to sleep in tents because it keeps them away from the elements."