NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD is monitoring a possible terror threat against East River bridges and tunnels linking Manhattan and Queens days before Sept. 11, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
Tisch said that threat reporting typically increases this time of year as Sept. 11, the UN General Assembly and Jewish High Holidays approach, and the department is “monitoring threats against New York City critical infrastructure, including bridges and tunnels connection Queens and Manhattan.”
Police will ramp up security even more than normal as the city prepares for the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, according to the commissioner.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we are surging resources and you can expect to see an increased police presence at critical infrastructure locations,” Tisch said.
The announcement came as Tisch and other top NYPD officials provided an update from One Police Plaza on Tuesday regarding the grisly double murder of a couple in Queens the day before.
It was not immediately clear if the threat was linked to any particular terror group.