There's a Bomb Scare at Grand Central right now -

[Stephanie]

Probably nothing, but lots of activity.

So, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Michael Bloomberg for doing NOTHING to increase security in the NY subway system. In response to criticism from Senator Clinton, MTA announced that they are still "working on a plan" for enhancing subway safety. A plan? It's four years since 9/11. Still working on a plan?!?!

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/manhattan/ny-bc-ny--clinton-subwaycam0712jul12,0,4260027.story?coll=nyc-homepage-breakingheadlines

[hippiechick]

1. What do you mean "nothing" ?

.. Don't you realize how much safer we all are with Saddam Hussein in jail ??

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[Cha]

2. What's bloomberg been doing all this

time? Acting like a republican and doing nothing but pandering to corporations?

[Stephanie]

3. Yes! He's been working very hard to get the city to pay for a stadium

so the Jets owner can have bigger, snazzier corporate boxes. Sadly for Bloomie, that plan failed. He literally wept in his presser in discussing it. Meanwhile the WTC site languishes, an open wound, a gaping scar, while Bloomie focuses his attention where it will do his corporate pals some $good$.

[MemphisTiger]

4. workin' on a plan is hard work

[Ian David]

5. I don't see anything on there about a current bomb scare n/t

[Stephanie]

7. No, the article is about the lack of a plan for MTA safety

The bomb scare is reported by me, first hand. I'm in midtown now.

[K-W]

6. There have been cops all over the transit system

Which always freaks me out.

[goclark]

8. What's happening? Prayers

[Stephanie]

11. I just went down for coffee - looks like it's over

Just a few police trucks outside now and they are letting people through.

[spanone]

9. Homeland Security should be renamed War Profiteering Dept.

[thecrow]

10. Is it today that they are releasing the gas into the subway?

I heard that HS is going to release some gas to see how it would spread in a terra attack.

[Stephanie]

13. Oh geez, really?

There's always something like that going on just when something real happens. Why did I wear these shoes?! Now I want to walk home!

[skids]

12. No URL,

...but someone posted an article earlier about how the two people who had worked a year and a half on a plan to ramp up NY transit security were fired before the plan was implemented for blowing the whistle on their corrupt and incompetant bosses. A little googling should find you it (include the term "national guard").