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The Department of Transportation has designated weekdays from Monday, September 24th through Monday, October 1st, 2018 as gridlock alert days.
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The General Assembly began on Tuesday, September 18th and continues through Monday, October 1st, 2018. The NYPD's terrorism hotline is 888-NYC-SAFE. Anyone who sees suspicious activity should alert a police officer or call 911. Two hundred thirty pieces of concrete block, 96 jersey barriers, and seven surface mounted delta vehicle barriers have also been placed at potentially-sensitive locations. Additionally, 48 Department of Sanitation sand trucks will be deployed with hundreds of additional blocker vehicles. To help ensure the safety of all New Yorkers, the NYPD and its law enforcement partners on the federal, state and local levels will provide thousands of highly-trained uniformed and plain-clothes officers throughout the entire event. In addition, the NYPD issued a traffic advisory (see below) for the event and was joined by the NYC Department of Transportation, which provided information about upcoming gridlock alert days and the increased traffic volume expected in Midtown Manhattan.ĭuring the General Assembly, a major annual event held by the U.N., the City of New York will host about 200 protectees from around the world. The NYPD, Secret Service and FBI announced enhanced security measures in place for the 73rd session of the U.N.