I have never flown in NYC. But I have flown in a lot of class B airspace, and the normal procedure even outside of Class B, is to utilize flight following. Then the ATC knows who you are and where you are going. They may not know exactly who is on board, but are you likely going to tell them that you are a terrorist?
I would say that 1 protected place is better than 0...5 protected places is better than 1.
It is simply sad that you think that it is important to put a couple of phlanxes around the Statue of Liberty so that sight see'ers (sp) can't enjoy it.
I think personal entertainment is one area probably worth giving up a little of for the security of your country...but thats just me I guess.
Hopefully it's just you. I fear that way to many people are willing to give up too much for a little perceived "safety."
To me the idea of protecting the Statue of liberty with a missile system or phalanx is repugnant on many different levels. Restricting freedom to protect a symbol that stands for freedom is idiotic. I would rather see a terrorist blow it up than lose any iota of freedom because of it.
The day America takes our freedom away to protect the symbol of freedom is the day I am no longer an American.