WATCH: NYPD clears City Hall Park of the last camped-out protestors

Today at 3:40pm, NYPD officers in riot gear arrived at the scene of Manhattan’s City Hall Park to clear out the last protestors who were still camping out there, according to Pix11. The NYPD estimates that there were roughly 40 to 50 people still there when they arrived.

Most protestors had already left of their own volition at some point earlier in the protests, which had been going on at some level for weeks. Most left without incident, though some had to be forcibly removed by police.

There was an alleged incident of a brick being thrown at an officer, and six of the protestors at the scene wound up being taken into custody for various reasons. Those arrested are expected to be fined and released shortly. No officers or protestors were injured in the course of events.

The New York City government has been known for their tolerance for protests of this nature under incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio, but by approximately 10:00 pm last night, they had made a decision to dismantle the encampment, due to numerous reports of passerbys being harassed and physical altercations breaking out within the area.

There were also concerns about a growing population of homeless people mingling with the protestors and swelling their ranks, diminishing the social value of the protest.

Protests such as this one have been becoming more and more common in big cities all across America. The most recent wave of protests this year were inspired by efforts to defund the police.