Unprecedented security for New Year
Fears of terrorist attack have cast a shadow over New Year celebrations around the globe with warplanes patrolling American skies and armed undercover sky marshals guarding some flights.
Military gunships to patrol Strip
Armed helicopters will patrol the restricted airspace over the Strip on New Year’s Eve to protect Las Vegas from a potential terrorist attack, authorities said Tuesday.
The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it will restrict private flights over Las Vegas and New York for New Year’s Eve. Private aircraft will be banned from sensitive locations such as over the Las Vegas strip, Hoover Dam, and Times Square.
Miami Makes “No-Fly Zone” List This New Years
NBC 6 learned Tuesday that the government was stepping in and clearing the sky of small planes for the Orange Bowl game on New Year’s night. A sellout crowd was expected for the game between Miami and Florida State — just the kind of thing security teams worry about.
Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) offered his regrets yesterday, telling The Post that he’d avoid the Times Square crowd because it’s a “tempting target” for terrorists. “I wouldn’t go to Times Square. That is my opinion. It is one based on the reality that the government has declared a Code Orange,” said Shays.
Under heavily armed guard, Times Square prepares for New Year’s Eve celebration
Times Square welcomed revelers to its New Year’s Eve party Wednesday with two tons of confetti, thousands of balloons, a pop star, a war hero, rooftop snipers and metal detectors.
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