▁arrested . ▁ ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York ▁ ▁Occ up y ▁Buff alo ▁was ▁a ▁peace ful ▁protest ▁and ▁demonstr ation ▁that ▁began ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York , ▁in ▁Ni ag ara ▁Square , ▁the ▁ne x us ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Buff alo ▁opposite ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁City ▁Hall . ▁It ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Occ up y ▁Wall ▁Street ▁movement ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁economic ▁equ ity , ▁account ability ▁among ▁polit icians ▁and ▁ending ▁lo bb y ist ▁influence ▁of ▁polit icians . ▁Protest ers ▁camp ed ▁over night ▁in ▁Ni ag ara ▁Square ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁demonstr ation . ▁The ▁leaders ▁and ▁march ▁organiz ers ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁were ▁Chris ▁Baker ▁and ▁Steve ▁Nor ris . ▁ ▁An ▁early ▁target ▁of ▁the ▁protest ▁included ▁the ▁Steven ▁J . ▁Ba um ▁P . C . ▁law ▁firm ▁in ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Am her st . ▁As ▁the ▁largest ▁forec los ure ▁law ▁firm ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁critic ized ▁by ▁activ ists ▁and ▁fellow ▁law y ers ▁for ▁its ▁ag gress ive ▁focus ▁on ▁forec los ure ▁without ▁any ▁effort ▁to ▁secure ▁modifications ▁where ▁home own ers ▁or ▁business es ▁might ▁be ▁el ig ible . ▁The ▁firm ▁also ▁brought ▁about ▁criticism ▁from ▁their ▁use ▁of ▁question able ▁ro bo - signed ▁documents ▁until ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁state