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At least 31 people were killed in the terror attacks, with the death toll expected to rise, according to multiple media reports. At least 130 people were injured in the blasts at the Brussels Airport and subway station.
Officials in New York City also announced they were ramping up security at transit systems and airports. The Port Authority is enhancing its security measures at the three major airports in the metro area and increasing patrols on the PATH train system and around One World Trade Center.
The stepped up security also applies to Metro North at Grand Central Terminal and the Long Island Rail Road transit system at Penn Station, as well as other major hubs such the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, the Metropolitan Transit Authority told CNN.
The NYPD will have a more visible presence on the streets and in the subway system as well.
"Until we learn more, the department has deployed additional counterterrorism resources across the city including: the Counterterrorism Response Command (CRC), the Strategic Response Group (SRG), and Hercules Teams," Stephen P. Davis, the NYPD's deputy commissioner of public information, said in a statement. "These teams have been deployed to crowded areas and transit locations around the city out of an abundance of caution to provide police presence and public reassurance as we closely follow the developing situation overseas."
The NYPD said there is "no known indication that the (Brussels attacks have) any nexus to New York City."
"We will continue to follow the situation in Belgium closely with the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the FBI and adjust the department’s deployments accordingly," Davis said.
The U.S. Embassy in Brussels is recommending Americans in Belgium avoid public transportation. U.S. flights to Belgium have been canceled for Tuesday.
Davis noted the Brussels attacks "come at a time when the federal government has proposed cutting terrorism funding to New York City by roughly $90 million dollars," adding that "any cut in terrorism funding to New York — to what is widely recognized as the nation’s top terror target — would be irresponsible."
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