The new New York Police Department concrete blocks lining the outside of the New York Times building are part of the Times’ ongoing efforts to “enhance security,” and were not placed there in response to a threat, Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy told TPM Wednesday.
New outside the NYT building: concrete blocks pic.twitter.com/D5V9qYnFSW
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“The barriers are part of our continuing efforts to enhance security at our headquarters building. This isn’t in response to any specific threat,” she said.
Similar barrier were placed in Times Square and other parts of the city after two separate incidents last year when a man drove a vehicle onto a sidewalk and plowed down pedestrians.
And they beautify the neighborhood!
Why is the NYPD protecting an enemy of the people?
From personal experience those type of blocks are window dressing, this is a temp solution at best. Had five/six of them in front of my office building entrance a few years ago. A couple ended up in the lobby one morning when a pickup truck on snow plow duty slide on the ice. One block was about 25 feet in and only came to a stop when it hit the elevator doors. To do the job correctly security of this type needs to be secured in place, the best way is to place 6/8 inch pipe about 4 foot into the ground, spaced about 4 foot apart along the length of the building. If done correctly is not an eyesore.
Ninjas.
Must be those “angry Democrat mobs” I’ve heard nothing about…