Cuomo announces enhanced security measures following Paris attacks

The NY Police Department said officers from its Counterterrorism Response Command and other special units were deployed in areas frequented by tourists, and at the French Consulate in Manhattan. In a show of solidarity, he has ordered One World Trade Center to remain lit in blue, white and red.

Police said at least 15 people were killed at the Bataclan concert hall, where a hostage scenario was under way in an area known for its busy nightlife. Police in Los Angeles said they would beef up patrols for UCLA’s game against Washington State at Rose Bowl Stadium and at a cricket match at Dodger Stadium.

Police didn’t say if additional officers would be on hand at the Motion Picture Academy’s annual Governors Awards on Saturday night, but noted it was the type of event that would typically get extra attention from police and private security details.

“Every time we see an attack like this, it is not only sobering, it is a reminder to be prepared, to be vigilant, and to make sure that we are reinforcing in places where there would be the greatest likelihood of a potential follow-up attack”, NY City Mayor Bill de Blasio said in an interview with WABC-TV.

Nassau and Suffolk police say they’re stepping up security in response to Friday’s terrorist attack in Paris. The most popular sport, American football, would not have any games until Sunday as previously scheduled.

The NY State Police and New Jersey State Police are also engaged in monitoring intelligence. “There is now no known threat to the Capitol Complex”, she said in an email.

The department also said the its intelligence bureau was conducting liaison activities to assist Paris police. Hickman said there was no imminent threat to the District. A NY Police Department statement released Friday stressed police have “no indication that the attack has any nexus to NY City”. MA State Police said they took “several actions”, including bolstering security around the State House in Boston.

The city’s Police Department has detectives from its intelligence division stationed in France.

This statement followed a few measures that demonstrated that the Paris attacks anxious U.S officials.