NYPD officers have been exercising vigilance on land, sea and air, as the city works to detect and prevent terror attacks like the one in Boston.
Walk around the city, or drive around the suburbs, and there’s a good chance that a dirty bomb detector will check you out.
John Brennan said the agency had struck an appropriate balance between keeping people safe and protecting their rights.
No injuries were reported in the blaze at 11 Madison Ave., near Madison Avenue Park Saturday afternoon. The cause has yet to be determined.
Police spokesman Paul Browne said the move wasn’t prompted by a specific threat in the city, but the nation’s biggest police department is taking no chances as it learns more about the attack on Kabul’s Inter-Continental Hotel, which is frequented by foreigners.
The effort includes developing a new intelligence unit with the FBI and working with detectives from the federal Transportation Security Administration.
The 53-year-old NYPD inspector currently heads the department’s Intelligence Operations and Analysis Section.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, telling millions who were divided over the war in his country and around the world: “It is time to turn the page.”