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New York City's 'Ring of Steel' Set to Begin
New York City police are installing 505 new surveillance cameras around the city and seeking to safeguard lower Manhattan with a "ring of steel" that could monitor hundreds of thousands of people and cars a day, authorities revealed on Monday. NewsMax first reported the "ring of steel” plan back in January: "New York City is preparing to turn lower Manhattan into a ‘ring of steel’ - to protect the nation's financial center from another major terrorist attack. "Mindful that the worst domestic terror event ever to take place on American soil occurred at the World Trade Center complex in New York's financial district, New York police are taking steps to protect the vital area.” The new police cameras will constantly keep watch over high-crime neighborhoods and monitor potential terror targets. The city is paying for the cameras using $9.1 million in homeland security funds, according to the New York Daily News.
Story Continues Below The NYPD also has applied for $81.5 million in federal aid for the "ring of steel.” "The security measures would be similar to London's ‘ring of steel,’ which gained worldwide recognition after that city's terror attacks of last July, when police cameras provided images of the suspected bombers,” the News reports.
London has constructed its "ring” around the City of London, an enclave that includes that city's financial district. The ring has 16 entry and 12 exit points where the roads were narrowed and marked with iron posts painted red, white and black.
Cameras posted at the entry and exit points capture images of license plates and drivers' faces. The images are sent to a computerized system that can flag wanted vehicles and terrorism suspects and notify police within seconds. Last year, the system read 37 million cars and got 91,000 positive matchers, leading to 550 arrests. The NYPD will learn by the end of May whether it will receive the federal aid. As NewsMax also reported, the "ring of steel” tactic may be extended to Midtown Manhattan as well.
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