The YZA

Right after Sept 11, 2001, public buildings in New York experienced heightened security. I remember being able to walk in and out of NYU Medical Center to go to a doctor’s appointment without any sweat before Sept 11. After Sept 11 — lots of sweat. They roped off all but one door to the main building (the building is enormous and takes up several city blocks), and when you entered through the main door, there were “choke points” created by more velvet ropes, forcing every visitor to squeeze through a tight spot that was monitored by an inattentive security guard. It was all an illusion of security — anyone could still walk in and out, but you had to walk right by a security guard to get in. Hope they don’t smell the C4!

Anyway, I noticed that all that is gone now, as of just a couple months ago. Was seven years a long enough time for them to realize the farce of the heightened security craze across the country? This Atlantic article does a nice job illustrating what a joke security is (link). Now I can only hope that New York City cops will realize how overconfidentally obnoxious they look when they parade their cars around the city.