Sunday, March 6, 2011
Really big hole in the fence at JFK
NEW YORK (WABC) -- A Port Authority source concerned about security gave Eyewitness News the photographs showing the perimeter fence at JFK Airport in complete disrepair.
But it was only after getting an aerial view from NewsCopter 7 that the extent of damage became clear.
At least a quarter mile of the perimeter fence is down, leaving a gaping hole in security along a main JFK runway.
A memo from a Port Authority Police Officer warns "higher-ups" that "There is nothing to prevent a vessel or person" from entering the runway, and added that it is a ''severe security risk".
12 comments:
Is my private jet safe? That's all that REALLY matters.
Who is ultimately in charge of security for New York City? Is the mayor even in town, to know about this? He should be fired TODAY.
"Who is ultimately in charge of security for New York City? Is the mayor even in town, to know about this? He should be fired TODAY."
I've issued crime statistics. Aren't you paying attention? Crime is DOWN! Now go outside and play with this shiny toy. The grownups (me) have it handled...
You think that's a really big hole?
The Moby Stavisky diet. One look (or whiff) and you don't want to eat for a whole week. Seriously, put a picture of her on your fridge and watch how many pounds drop off in a month! Ask the folks at the North Flushing Senior Center.
What me worry?
Blame the Republicans!
Just keep the cheap labor supply coming!
Things like this don't even surprise me anymore. It's just another reason why europe and the rest of the world laughs at the US. It's liek the US is supposed to be a super power yet we cannot afford to provide healthcare for everyone (because it comes at a trade-off and whta we are trading off would be quality), we have an old-school transit system (Example: the LIRR has 100 year old switches) and NYC MTA trains are also out-dated, and NOW IN OUR VERY OWN JFK AIRPORT, WE HAVE THESE GAPING HOLES IN THE FENCES. WHAT KIND OF SECURITY IS THAT? Sure we have those new body scans but what good is that if some terrorist can sneak onto the jfk run way and god forbid do something horrible. My question is how does Homeland Security not notice this? SOmeone's not doign their job! AMERICA WE NEED TO STEP UP!
oh yeah and i blame bloomberg TOO!!!
Its not as easy as it looks the RADAR, FLIR systems, cameras and sensors on buoys can see a belt buckle 2 miles away let alone an engine block or person. If you come within 1/2 mile of that runway they hold the flights
Airport security comes racing down like a pack of hornets. The police helicopters, boats, coast guard shows up ready to fire before you can even make it past that fence.
They storm your boat, this happened to friends and I by LaGuardia.
We simply floating having lunch watching the planes take off then flashing lights coming down the runway, police boats at us.
This was Pre-911 and it was CRAZY, this all happened far under 2 minutes
So they pat me down while some Rikers qualified security dude is oggling your daughter on a monitor and that is security?
You got a hole larger than Rosi O'Donnel to drive through and that is not a problem?
Its not as easy as it looks the RADAR, FLIR systems, cameras and sensors on buoys can see a belt buckle 2 miles away let alone an engine block or person. If you come within 1/2 mile of that runway they hold the flights
Airport security comes racing down like a pack of hornets. The police helicopters, boats, coast guard shows up ready to fire before you can even make it past that fence.
They storm your boat, this happened to friends and I by LaGuardia.
We simply floating having lunch watching the planes take off then flashing lights coming down the runway, police boats at us.
This was Pre-911 and it was CRAZY, this all happened far under 2 minutes
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Joe, It's simply not an excuse. This fence is plain crappy. THis is AMerica? If I saw these pictures adn didn't knwo it was in JFK I would say "Is that the fence around a rural Indian AIrport?" At least fix it up. THAT FENCE IS LIKE A WELCOME SIGN TO TERRORISTS SAYING "WE ARE VULNERBALE. PLEASE COME IN. BOMB US. KILL US ALL. COME RIGHT THROUGH THIS RUSTY GAPING HOLE IN TEH FENCE!!!!" This is about homeland security! It's a huge gamble to play around wiht lives. YOu can't hold back on these things. PEOPLE, HUMAN LIVES ARE AT RISK. FIX UP THE GODDAMN FENCE!It's inexcusable! i don't want the coast guard to be the only thing separating the terrorists and the airport runways
HA! The fence always had holes in it up and down Rockaway Blvd from accidents and before one was fixed, another was created. Why do they suddenly give a damn about it now?
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