Schumer Asks Homeland Security for 360 Surveillance in NYC Airports

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) talks to media on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 20, 2015. Schumer wants to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish seat-size standards for commercial airlines, which he says now force passengers to sit on planes "like sardines." AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

 U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on July 24 to conduct a comprehensive security review of all major New York City-area airports, including Stewart International Airport, to determine whether security camera blind spots or other serious vulnerabilities exist.

According to a recent investigative report by NBC, the baggage pick up and drop off areas at LaGuardia Airport and Newark Airport do not contain surveillance cameras, leaving these areas at-risk in the event of a future terror attack, like the most recent attack in Turkey, which occurred in a similar ’soft-target' area.

[pullquote author= org=""] Every inch of an airport matters and only 360-degree airport security will do.[/pullquote]