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Department of Homeland Security

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New York City

January 09, 2013

High-Powered Assault Weapons Vanish From Federal Agent's Home

Feds probe disappearance of three semi-automatic weapons from locked safe in firearm trainer's home.

Astoria & Long Island City

March 03, 2012

LaGuardia Community College President Named to Homeland Security Panel

Gail Mellow will advise the Department of Homeland Security about education and campus security issues.

Manhattan

September 09, 2011

Police On High Alert Following 9/11 Anniversary Terrorist Threat

Police descended on Midtown Friday morning in response to a "credible, but not corroborated" terrorist threat against New York.

Manhattan

September 09, 2011

Possible 9/11 Anniversary Terror Threat Against New York

Officials including Mayor Bloomberg acknowleged a credible but uncorroborated terror threat against New York City.

Manhattan

April 05, 2011

NYPD Conducts 'Dirty Bomb' Drills on East Side

Hundreds of NYPD officers participated in emergency response drills that simulated a terrorist attack on Tuesday.

Manhattan

October 01, 2010

NYPD Skipped Over for Federal Grant Money, Again

The Department of Justice will doll out $298 million to local police agencies, but the NYPD won't get a dime.

Manhattan

September 22, 2010

Feds to Provide $18.5M for NYC Dirty Bomb Detection Program

The Manhattan program, which has been criticized as ineffective, is the nation's only dirty bomb detection system.

Manhattan

August 10, 2010

New DMV Facial Recognition Technology Leads to More Than 100 Felony Arrests, Officials Say

More than 1,000 cases of identity fraud have been discovered by the program, which compares driver's license photos.

Manhattan

June 19, 2010

Reopen Park Row, Downtown Pols Urge Federal Officials

Lower Manhattan's top elected officials want the agency to conduct a risk assessment of the Chinatown street.

Manhattan

June 02, 2010

Pols Ask Homeland Security for Help in Push to Reopen Park Row

A group of Downtown politicians want the federal government to help reopen the long-closed Chinatown stretch.

Lower East Side & East Village

May 19, 2010

Chinatown Community Group Says Park Row Closure 'Constant Reminder' of 9/11

Ray LaHood tells Chinatown Working Group he will contact Dept. of Homeland Security.

Manhattan

November 05, 2009

Former NYC Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik Pleads Guilty

Ray LaHood tells Chinatown Working Group he will contact Dept. of Homeland Security.

Manhattan

November 03, 2009

Bernard Kerik Offered Plea Bargain, Three Years Jail Time Instead of Three Trials

Ray LaHood tells Chinatown Working Group he will contact Dept. of Homeland Security.