Occupy Wall Street demonstrators are scheduled to march on the offices of five major banks and financial-services firms in Manhattan on Friday, a day after a California mayor apologized for a police crackdown against demonstrators that left an Iraq war veteran hospitalized.

New York organizers say thousands of demonstrators will march to the offices of Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase.

Demonstrators have typically railed against what they describe as corporate greed, arrogance and power, as well as their assertion that the nation’s wealthiest 1% hold inordinate sway over the remaining 99% of the population.

Meanwhile, the New York City fire department says it is doing a safety inspection in Zuccotti Park.    

A department spokesman says firefighters began looking for fire hazards in the encampment of the Occupy Wall Street protesters Friday morning.    

He says they are looking for open fires, generators, propane and gas tanks and anything that may pose a fire hazard.    

The agency says it’s looking for any unauthorized use that falls outside the guidelines of the city’s fire codes.

(Sources: CNN / NBC New York)