NYPD cuts cops, keeps spycams for terror defense

The heart of the New York Police Department's "Lower Manhattan Security Initiative," was supposed to be 800 more officers protecting the bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, and landmarks of the most visible terrorist target on the planet. But now, bad economic times are forcing the NYPD to ease up on plans to assign 800 officers to the area near Ground Zero and Wall Street. The network of surveillance cameras are remaining, however, at least for now.

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