Whatever happened to Occupy Wall Street

New Yorkers braced for more street protests on Monday as Occupy Wall Street marked its first anniversary by attempting to blockade the New York Stock Exchange and re-energize the movement.

The social protest movement has seen a steep drop in support since it was founded a year ago, when hundreds of people camped in Zuccotti Park near Wall Street to protest bank bailouts and what they called the ruling "1 percent".

But activists promised to make a comeback on the Sept 17 anniversary, about six weeks before Americans decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama or bring in his Republican challenger Mitt Romney.