Add The New York Post on Google More NYPD cops will be on the streets Friday than for any other 9/11 anniversary due to the ongoing war with Iran, and as the memorial coincides with the Jewish New Year, police officials said Wednesday.
The police department will launch the “heightened security measures” in the hours before the annual Ground Zero ceremony, while a second operation will focus on patrolling synagogues throughout the five boroughs as Jewish New Yorkers celebrate Rosh Hashanah that night, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch at a conference on Wednesday to discuss security measures for upcoming Jewish holidays and the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Stephen Yang for NY Post More NYPD cops will be on the streets Friday than for any other 9/11 anniversary due to the ongoing war with Iran, and as the memorial coincides with the Jewish New Year, police officials said Wednesday. James Keivom for NY Post “As you’ve heard me say in preparation for so many events this year, we have amped up or increased our deployments for large events this year, particularly since the start of hostilities in Iran,” Tisch said at a security briefing.
“Our deployment this year at the World Trade Center for 9/11 will be larger than it has been in previous years, as will be our deployment this year for the High Holidays at shuls and yeshivas and Jewish cultural institutions, just based on the reality of the world that we live in today.”
Tisch would not say how many officers will be deployed on Friday, but said the force would be focused on “two major NYPD security operations.”
