9/25/2018

FBI/NEW YORK/POLICE/SECRET SERVICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Most of the world’s leaders are descending on New York City this week for the annual United Nations General Assembly, but only one of them has a residence atop Trump Tower. President Trump returned Sunday to his hometown, a place that starting last year became roiled with protests that choked the streets outside his eponymous skyscraper whenever he arrived in Midtown Manhattan. As the city was bracing for gridlock, the F.B.I., Secret Service and New York Police Department were preparing to safeguard visiting dignitaries and also Mr. Trump, who planned to stay in his penthouse…Mr. Trump’s choice to stay at Trump Tower has added to the snarl. This year, 55th Street from Sixth to Madison Avenues, and 56th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, are among the streets closed to vehicular traffic. Whenever Mr. Trump has exited and entered Trump Tower this week, Fifth Avenue was closed to vehicles from 58th Street to at least 56th Street. The sidewalks remained open, though few pedestrians seemed able to tell. Barricades lined the pavement in front of the tower, and people seeking to access those sidewalks were screened at Secret Service checkpoints.”

Sarah Maslin Nir, “How Trump Is Being Protected in New York (and What It May Cost),” The New York Times online, September 25, 2018