NYC Will Monitor 500 More Subway Cameras, Mayor Says
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New York City police will extend surveillance into major subway stations at Times Square, Pennsylvania Station and Grand Central Terminal with 500 video cameras, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
The cameras, installed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which operates the subways, will become part of a surveillance system covering lower and midtown Manhattan at a maximum cost of $200 million from federal Homeland Security and city funds, Bloomberg said. The city already scans 1,159 public and private cameras, and plans to integrate about 3,000 image-capturing devices.