In the office now. I’m on Lexington Avenue a few blocks north of Grand Central and the streets were full of police cars. Almost total gridlock here. The UN Assembly is just a few blocks to my east and all the dignitaries/ambassadors from all over the world are in town. Several motorcades leaving the Waldorf-Astoria. One of them was almost Trump-sized! I wonder if Trump himself will make an appearance before heading to Florida later today.
I might go back to Grand Central and take a video later but had to get to the office quick for a meeting. Definitely some stepped up security there but nothing too crazy. About a dozen miltary people in fatigues, some K-9 dogs sniffing things out.
Just before heading into the Harlem tunnel, we got an emergency alert over our cellphones about the manhunt for Ahmad Khan Rahami. It was a little surreal. All of a sudden the train was filled with the EBS tone but it wasn’t over the loudspeaker. It was everybody’s cellphone going off at the same time.
Thanks, Sam for the 1st hand update of how things are in the city.
Looking forward to further updates and videos as you hone your vid taking skills.