As twin bombs rocked Boston killing at least 3 and injury152 others, security across New York continues to be beefed up amid speculation that New York may have actually been the originally intended target Specifically,one high placed law enforcement source is speculating New York might have been the preferred target and Boston the alternative. “Our marathon was canceled in November {By Hurricane Sandy}. This could have been a second choice.” The source said. NYPD meanwhile have deployed cops to landmarks and transit sites in New York as the city is placed is on high alert. Bomb sniffing dogs are out in full at Penn Station and across the subway system. In addition to the increased police presence more than 1,000 counter-terrorism officers have been mobilized, to safe guard highly populated areas like Times Square, Rockefeller Center,St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the United Nations, and the World Trade Center. While law enforcement say there have been no specific threats to New York Mayor Bloomberg is urging city residents to be vigilant. Critical response teams, which are patrol units that travel in packs with lights and sirens, are being deployed throughout the city until more about the explosion is learned, chief police spokesman Paul Browne said. “We anticipate keeping a robust presence in place until we learn more,” Browne said. “There’s a high level of concern about what happened in Boston.”
