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NYC spending $50 million on protective barriers to thwart terrorist attacks

By Melissa Quinn
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NYC spending $50 million on protective barriers to thwart terrorist attacks

New York City is spending $50 million to install 1,500 protective barriers around the city, including in Times Square, after two deadly attacks last year involving people who drove cars into pedestrians.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, announced Tuesday that the city would install the permanent bollards throughout the city’s five boroughs.

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