A tiny sliver of the 99% championed by the protesters say they have been directly hurt by Occupy Wall Street: food-cart vendors and other small businesses surrounding the small park at the center of the demonstration.

"Let them leave soon," said Abderrahim Marhraoui, the owner of a Halal food cart who has been selling chicken kebabs and gyros in the park since 2003. Marhraoui estimated that sales are down as much as 80% during the protest and said he plans to go return to his native Morrocco if things don't pick up by the...