NYPD, Mayor Mamdani reveal security plan ahead of 9/11, Jewish holidays
Officials said the NYPD will deploy more officers, counter-drone teams and street closures as 9/11 commemorations and Rosh Hashanah overlap.
- NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a "massive security operation" on Wednesday for Friday's 25th anniversary of 9/11 and the coinciding High Holy Days.
- Officials cited the 25th anniversary and a rise in antisemitic hate crimes—up 9% compared to last year—as drivers for the heightened police deployment across the city.
- Ground Zero will see restricted pedestrian and vehicular access beginning Friday morning, with Secret Service-installed fencing and heavily armed Counterterrorism Bureau teams securing the ticketed ceremony site.
- Mayor Mamdani vowed the city will use "every single tool" to protect Jewish New Yorkers, deploying additional uniform footposts and dedicated patrols outside synagogues during Rosh Hashanah.
- NYPD Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Weiner noted that terror threats have become more "individualized and idiosyncratic" since 9/11, shifting focus toward homegrown political extremes and varied grievances.
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Mamdani and NYPD unveil safety plans for 9/11 memorial, Rosh Hashanah
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch revealed plans on Wednesday to step up security measures at the 9/11 memorial on Friday and around Jewish institutions that evening and on Saturday for Rosh Hashanah — asserting that the department is unaware of any impending threat, but acknowledging a dangerous environment amid...
Mayor Mamdani, NYPD assure Jewish New Yorkers they will be safe this Rosh Hashanah
NEW YORK — Mayor Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch vowed Wednesday that the NYPD will do everything in its power to make sure Jewish New Yorkers can celebrate Rosh Hashanah safely as the city faces an uptick in antisemitic…
Mayor, NYPD assures Jewish New Yorkers they will be safe this Rosh Hashanah
Jewish leaders in the five boroughs have felt uneasy about this year's High Holy Days celebrations because of the uptick in antisemitic crimes. They were also concerned that, since Rosh Hashanah will begin on the same day the city marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11, police resources that day would be divided.
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