NYPD on High Alert After U.S.–Israel Strikes on Iran
Law enforcement was on high alert for terror attacks at sensitive sites in and around New York City Saturday following a series of US/Israel missile strikes on Iran overnight.
Video posted on X showed NYPD counterterrorism officers patrolling outside the Iranian Embassy on Third Avenue between East 40th Street and East 41st Street in Midtown, Saturday, video posted to X showed.
The department pledged to send additional officers to potential targets including diplomatic missions, cultural centers, religious institutions and other sites — which is its normal protocol when global tensions are heightened.
“The NYPD is closely monitoring events in Iran and the Middle East and coordinating with our federal and international partners,” the NYPD posted on X. “As is our protocol and out of an abundance of caution, we will be enhancing patrols to sensitive locations throughout the city, including diplomatic, cultural, religious, and other relevant sites.”
While no specific, credible threats were immediately identified, the careful approach came as supporters of the Iranian regime lashed out with anti-US rhetoric, law enforcement sources said.
Pro-Iranian group Kata’ib Hezbollah was threatening to target U.S. military bases in the Middle East, the sources said.
But the NYPD had yet to identify specific calls for targeted attacks in the city or the rest of the US, the sources said.
The Port Authority also upped its tactical patrols — sending more officers to the region’s three major airports along with bus terminals and railroads, the agency said.
