Newspaper article excerpt regarding World Trade Center site, undated

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document Anthony D. Weiner wants to hire 3,000 The Democratic canoioaies nave tuau more police officers. And Fernando Ferrer seen Issues pulled out from under them. For John wants to intensify security on the subways, Instance, several have questioned whether Lwith to deter both terrorists and iPod thieves. the Bloomberg administration has dwWl* As the four Democrats running for mayor enough to protect New Yorkers from an­ I of have pushed through the early part of the other terror attack. But just yesterday, to., primary season, they have sought their own transit officials released a plan to safeguard ixecu- ways to find leverage in what is usually a commuters by hiring a leading defense con­ r-as bread-and-butter issue of any mayoral cam­ tractor to put surveillance cameras and mo­ to paign; fighting crime. But this year, the tion detectors in the transit system and that Democrats are getting little traction for around major bridges and tunnels. their big law enforcement ideas. Their Re­ On other fronts, all the candidates want to this publican opponent. Mayor Michael R. hire more officers, noting that because of at­ ibly Bloomberg, can bopst that crime has fallen trition the force has shrunk during the Observai ir’s during his tenure even below the levels Bloomberg tenure to 36,447 uniformed offi­ Roberta Sch e achieved by his predecessor, Rudolph W. cers from 40,352 in 2001. And they have luma, Giuliani, who made his reputation combat­ weighed In on topics large and small, from ben ing crime. how much police officers should be paid to Even when Mr. Bloomberg’s administra­ who should make mass transit secure. A blood b tion has given the Democratic contenders a But they have so far expressed few sub­ Gottis ant the potential opening — when it ordered ran- ■ stantive differences with the Bloomberg ad- hs, jlein dom police searches of bags in the subways Curtis Sir after the London bombings last month—the responses from the four Democrats, have Continued on Page B4 PAGEB3

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