[ladyjane]

I am trying to keep in mind that there *might* be a benign explanation for his absence, e.g., he went home to visit his mother, he is on a pilgrimage, he got deported. How does NYC look otherwise? Is there an increased police or national guard presence?

[freeperfromnj]

on a pilgrimage

True. For all we know, he could have saved up his apple money and took a trip to Mecca. Security at Penn Station seems to be the same. I heard a report on Fox early this morning that they are checking some trucks.