Not that it would really matter, I suppose.
So....the event was planned, apparently the NYPD didn’t tell anyone about it. I’m not so sure they were forbidden to....
News reports say that NYPD says they were forbidden, as Port Authorities are also reported to have said they were forbidden, from letting people know ahead of time and apparently, even DURING the event, but were instructed to direct inquiries to the FAA, if I remember correctly what the news reports said.
I don't buy a word of it -- it stinks like yesterday's diapers. Something else was going on, and publicity photos of AF1 is a ruse.
This article is pretty informative:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04292009/news/regionalnews/they_knew__166773.htm