NYPD presence at Israel, Palestine protests in Midtown.
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Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell warned the public to “not let their guard down” on Tuesday in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Israel over the weekend, cautioning of potential lone-wolf threats in the Big Apple.
While NYPD brass have reported that New York City is not currently facing any credible threats of terrorist attacks following Hamas’ assault on Israel, both pro-Palestine and pro-Israeli protests are continuing to flood the city as police say they are monitoring social media and other communications for potential terrorist threats.
“We have to be high alert; we cannot let our guards down. We cannot believe that it happened thousands of miles away in Israel. We are the largest Jewish population outside of Israel, and we want our synagogues, our personnel to be extremely conscious,” Mayor Adams said at a question-and-answer press conference at City Hall on Oct. 10.
According to Chief Chell, the NYPD is attempting to mitigate any danger to the Jewish community by maintaining constant communications with religious leaders and setting up uniformed officers outside of houses of worship throughout the five boroughs, as well as security sweeps.
“The team was on the phone early morning coordinating our response, moving an incredible amount of resources to protect the Jewish community, all churches and religious institutions in the city,” Chief Chell said. “We are going to continue our posture with multiple layers of security for different types of religious institutions, whether it be cops standing in front of a church, whether it be safe corridors or perimeter searches of some key institutions.”
While both Adams and Chell underscored that New York is not reportedly under valid risk of attack from outside forces, Hizzoner did, however, warn of the risk of lone wolf attacks. The mayor told the public to stay vigilant, fearing the possibility…
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