The two explosions in Boston drew a swift response from the New York Police Department, as they began to mobilize their anti-terror units, bomb squads with additional uniformed presence to key New York City landmarks and buildings, DNA Info reported.
"We've been stepping up security at hotels and other prominent locations in the city through deployment of the NYPD's critical response vehicles (CRVs) until more about the explosions in Boston is learned," the department's spokesman, Paul Browne, said.
Monday's explosions happened within seconds of each other, and were about 50 to 100 yards apart at approximately 2:50 p.m. Video shows one of the blasts went off inside a Marathon Sports store on Boylston Street. Boston Police Commissioner Davis said the explosions have killed three people thus far, with over 170 injured.
As of Tuesday morning, six people were in critical condition five were serious and the rest were being evaluated, a hospital spokeswoman said.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, "I have spoken with Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, and the NYPD has stepped up security at strategic locations and critical infrastructure, including our subways...We have 1,000 members of the NYPD assigned to counter-terrorism duties, and they - along with the entire NYPD and the investments we have made in counter-terrorism infrastructure - are being fully mobilized to protect our city."
FBI agent Richard DesLauriers said on Monday night at a press conference that, "It is a criminal investigation that is a potential terrorist investigation."
