After white flags, NYPD steps up surveillance of Brooklyn Bridge
De Blasio: A ‘wake-up call’
Visitors to the Brooklyn Bridge have noticed a heightened security presence nearly a week after persons unknown climbed the cables to the bridge towers, swiped two 12-by-18-foot American flags and replaced them with flags that appeared to be bleached white.
While likely a high-spirited prank, the July 22 incident has raised concerns about a glaring breach in bridge security.
NYPD’s Counterterrorism Bureau has beefed up its surveillance, with foot patrols, helicopter sweeps and Marine Units on, above and below the iconic structure.