Gothamist: Extra, Extra

longacre

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:37:21 -0500

The NYPD hired Microsoft to develop an improved Virtual Earth mapping system to help track each radiation detector from the operations center. No wonder it's $29.5 million. It would be $.5 million if they used Google Maps. They already have at least one special truck that is almost certainly built for this purpose (let's just say it looks very unique) and they set it up at checkpoints in Midtown from time to time. Last time I saw it, I saw two cops looking carefully at the laptop mounted to the dashboard. I thought, "cool, I wonder if they detected something, and I wonder what the screen looks like when they do!" When I got closer, I discovered they were playing Windows Solitaire.

TK

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:44:31 -0500

Cant the city use the $29.5 million for more Waterfalls instead? More Waterfalls for everyone!

palestine

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:24:37 -0500

That $29.5 million is going to the NYPD to keep enforcing that TV crews cant use tripods to shoot stuff without a permit... like terrorists are really going to use sticks to scout stuff out to blow up. Fucking bullshit.

MrCow

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:34:35 -0500

"nuclear attack prevention".... are you shitting me? can't we put that money to better use, like our education system?

Snoopy

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:58:26 -0500

"The NYPD is getting $29.5 million in homeland security money for nuclear attack prevention." And what might they come up with for $29.5 mil? NADA!

Snoopy

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:56:19 -0500

"The Feds are giving $12 million to NY for low income heating aid." Is that per individual or per household?