According to Mayor Bloomberg the NYPD "has lots of capabilities you don't know about and you won't know about," but when it comes to shooting down planes commissioner Ray Kelly has admitted the best they can realistically hope to shoot down is an anthrax-laden crop duster. But that doesn't mean the city is defenseless against hijacked jets! Stashed somewhere within Manhattan, feds have, "Heat-seeking firepower with the ability to strike a jet traveling in excess of 400 mph and up to 11,000 feet in the air." Oh...good? more ›

Yes, the NYPD has the capability to bring down an aircraft...but apparently not quite the kind of aircraft we all immediately thought of. Though yesterday Mayor Bloomberg told reporters that the NYPD "has lots of capabilities you don't know about and you won't know about them," today the Daily News has it from a "key police source" that the most our police force could realistically take down is a large crop duster. more ›

As footage of an NYPD officer pepper spraying protesters surfaced, NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly sat down with 60 Minutes to talk counter-terrorism. SEE Ray Kelly in his "hi-tech command truck" drive to protect the U.N. MARVEL at the NYPD's terrifying, straight-out-of-Hollywood Joint Operations Center and its crazy camera capabilities. TREMBLE in fear at the idea that the NYPD has the ability to take down an aircraft that doesn't, we presume, involve Canadian geese. more ›

A day after the Associated Press published a lengthy article detailing how the NYPD is running a secretive police intelligence team to investigate Muslim communities as part of counter-terrorism efforts—with possibly civil liberties-infringing tactics, like sending informants to mosques where there's no evidence of wrong-doing—Mayor Bloomberg admitted that the NYPD is working with the CIA. But he defended its practices, “If there are threats or leads to follow, then the NYPD’s job is to do it. The law is pretty clear about what’s the requirement and I think they follow the law. We don’t stop to think about the religion. We stop to think about the threats and focus our efforts there." more ›

Senator Charles Schumer, who said folks at the White House "just don't get it and are not doing right by New York City on anti-terrorism funding" after it was revealed that funding for regular transit and port security was cut by 25%, now says, "I think it is unfair to blame this on the President." Instead, Schumer blames other White House departments: "Folks at OMB and at Homeland Security - they should have seen this and caught it. more ›

The White House wants New Yorkers—like Rep. Peter King and Senator Charles Schumer—to stop freaking out over funding to counterterrorism programs being cut. Because the White House says NYC's funds actually increased... thanks to stimulus money (and no thanks to the Bush Administration). more ›

Why does President Obama hate us so much? And by us, we mean those who live, work and/or visit the city where a car bomb was allegedly placed by a man with ties to the Pakistani Taliban. WCBS 2 reports that the White House has cut funding for counterterrorism in NYC "by $42 million - 27 percent - and for port security by $11.2 million, or 25 percent." Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, was shocked, "This is definitely a slap in the face to New York." And maybe Mayor Bloomberg—guess his visit to DC last week didn't make much of an impression. more ›

Apparently one of the frontlines against terrorism is the doorman at the super-swank 15 Central Park West condo! NY Times columnist Clyde Haberman discovered that West 61st between CPW and Broadway was closed off for the Thanksgiving Parade watching pleasure of 15 CPW residents only and asked a police sergeant what was up with that: "'It’s counterterrorism, sir,' the sergeant said. 'The doorman is a counterterror agent?' I asked. 'Yes sir,' he said." The NYPD says the street was "designated a viewing space for persons with disabilities," but apparently the qualifying disability was living in a posh address. more ›

With recent unraveling of a suspected terrorist plot in NYC, Mayor Bloomberg and other officials took to the opportunity to demand more federal money to deter nuclear attacks. Bloomberg said, "These events are a disturbing reminder that we can't - and I can tell you we won't - be complacent when it comes to protecting our city against terrorism," adding, "Despite the incredible job the NYPD is doing, our city does remain a prime target for terrorists." more ›

While a Queens imam, a former Queen resident and his father have been been arrested because of fears over a terrorist plot in NYC, now it's suggested that many more people were involved. WCBS 2 reports that the FBI and NYPD "are still tracking a core group of nine to 12 people with knowledge of the alleged terror plot"—and who planned "to use homemade explosives to bomb one or more terror targets in New York City." more ›

Now that Denver-area resident Najibullah Zazi may be admitting ties to Al Qaeda (apparently he met with some Al Qaeda operatives while in Pakistan) just a week after visiting Queens—prompting the FBI and NYPD to raid homes—the Daily News says apparently seven men attempted to "rent the biggest truck at a Queens U-Haul on Sept. 9." more ›

After raiding three homes in Flushing, Queens early Monday morning, the FBI is apparently set for more! The Daily News provides the tip-off: "Fearful of a Madrid-style subway train bombing, authorities are poised to make more raids to seize bomb-making materials at locations in Queens, sources said Wednesday... Another source said an earlier raid uncovered nine backpacks and cell phones, raising memories of the March 2004 bombings in Madrid." more ›

Yesterday morning, a number of homes in Flushing, Queens were raided as part of an ongoing terror investigation. Senator Chuck Schumer said, "There was nothing imminent," and described the raids as "preventive," but now the Daily News says the FBI was worried the suspects may be involved in a Denver-based terror cell. A source said, "The FBI is seriously spooked about these guys planning another 9/11. This is not some ... FBI informant-driven case. This is the real thing." more ›

Yesterday a group of law enforcement agencies launched the largest counter-terrorism demonstration in history at the New York Harbor. The operation was led by the NYPD who unveiled two new state of the art radiation-tracking boats worth $750k each. Police say the crew of one of the new boats was able to pinpoint a bottle containing harmless germanium a half-mile away on a fishing boat. It launched 17 vessels to put a "choke-point" on traffic coming into New York Harbor under the Verrazano Bridge. When the NYPD "Tracs" boat pulled up the to "The Last Dollar," a recreation speed boat, cops knew from their top secret devices that they would find a radiation device on board. more ›