NYC Under 'Heightened Threat Environment' Amid Israel War: NYPD

NEW YORK CITY — New York City is under a "heightened threat environment" amid the escalating war between Israel and Hamas, police officials warned.

A grim, if vague, warning from the NYPD Wednesday raised the specters of potential terrorism and violence within the city even as it noted there are no specific, credible threats.

A citywide "all-out deployment" of cops will continue and all training will be postponed until further notice, the statement read.

"The NYPD is doing everything we can do to forestall future violence in our city," the statement read.

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The brutal Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas has sparked daily protests, sporadic violence directed at both Jewish and Palestinian New Yorkers and growing security concerns.

Many city dwellers have also likely seen increased police presence around houses of worship and transit hubs.

But fears over protests last Friday — which were inaccurately said to be part of a "global day of jihad" — largely turned out to be unfounded.