At one point, the street was completely evacuated by the police who cordoned off the whole block in front of the "Ministry of the Housing Crisis". In response, the families organized a sit-in ifurther away for a full day, before being allowed back at night after the interventions of some French famous personalities like Carole Bouquet, Gérard Depardieu, Josiane Balasko, Monseigneur Gaillot and others.