Since you're not in NYC, you'll probably be okay. The NY cops are becoming more and more violent and intolerant towards events that involve civil disobedience. I've even had one of my friends arrested for just being on a bicycle near one of these events. He wasn't even participating.
here's video evidence of some of the NYPD bad attitude:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUkiyBVytRQ