It's like any proxy fight -- the first thing you try to decide is who votes. |
Law enforcement officials consider some houses of worship among the most at-risk institutions in New York. Our take on this was that if a house of worship could establish that there was an existing threat, it should not be disqualified. |
Starting yesterday, we activated our volunteers and found how many and which ones would be available. |
There are probably 35 to 40 volunteers who are on standby now. |
This is a fight over power, prestige and patronage. Violence has broken out when the legal outcome is unclear, which it is now. |
We did not want to be competing with Ray Kelly and the New York City Police Department because New York in general is already shortchanged. |