'Our 911 call system is vulnerable': NYC councilmember calls for changes after outage
A New York City councilmember is calling for emergency system improvements following a 911 service outage in August. The incident occurred after years of delays to a promised upgrade of the city's infrastructure. Officials expressed concern over the vulnerability of the emergency response network.
The NYPD's lower Manhattan security center, where cops monitor surveillance cameras, environmental sensors and license plate readers around the clock. The August outage followed years of delays to a promised upgrade of the city's 911 system.
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