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Thousands of extra cops to be in Times Square

Originally published: December 30, 2010 8:30 PM
Updated: December 30, 2010 9:57 PM
By ANTHONY M. DESTEFANO  anthony.destefano@newsday.com

The NYPD will have thousands of extra cops, hundreds of radiation detectors and a fleet of helicopters on duty for Friday night's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square and elsewhere in the city.

Although there is no specific terrorist threat against the city, police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Thursday that the NYPD preparations come against a backdrop of a number of recent suspected...

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