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What lies beneath the surface of New York Harbor? (2009)

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Why does that diver have a gun?

NYPD detective John Drzal looks like an idiot carrying a AR-15, without any apparent waterproofing, while wearing flippers and a dry suit. He is also using scuba, not a rebreather, so any potential target will see/hear him coming miles away.

And is that a scope on that rifle?

What possible scenario would require a police officer to carry an automatic weapon while scuba diving? Really. What job is he going to do? Hostage rescue, underwater? Or is he going to run out of the water rambo-style to arrest underage drinkers at the beach ... with a scuba tank on his back ... in flippers.

NYPD coming out of the toilets maybe? No-flush warrants.

from the 10,500-Mile Gas Main;

> Since 9/11, the points where it comes ashore have been patrolled daily.

Perhaps there is a squad of them swimming up and down that stretch of river. (!)

It was probably at a photoshoot they planned and he held a gun. I'm sure they wanted the message to get out that they are prepared and will protect NYC from the water if needed.

I seriously doubt he carries it with him while scuba diving. Also I doubt they are going to chase people in scuba gear or require rebreathes to be "silent" while following perpetrators.

In case anyone very familiar with NYC infrastructure is interested

Intentional or not, #1 is wrong. The Battery Park City current diversion affects the southern PATH train tunnel between Exchange Place in Jersey City and the World Trade Center station. Several years ago the Port Authority quietly embarked on a project to dump clay and sand on top of the exposed tunnels and then placed large convex metal plates on top of the new fill to protect the tunnel shells.

This article also, intentionally or not, inaccurately describes the project: http://nypost.com/2010/11/30/path-tunnels-get-600m-ring-of-s...

Interestingly, the alleged flood gates did not stop seawater inundation during Hurricane Sandy.

I threw up some pictures on my blog and added a few lines about Hoboken, a small city directly across the Hudson. It's beautiful above the water. It's also cool that Uber opened a little office here.

https://h4labs.wordpress.com/2015/08/12/views-from-hoboken/

Hoboken is an awesome little city! I spent about 1.5 years there, commuting to SoHo on the PATH, and absolutely loved it. Everyone that visited me fell in love with it as well. I'd move back in a heartbeat.

Every morning I'd take a run around the city: up Willow to 12th, over to Sinatra Dr and down to Newark St. Watching the sunrise over NYC and the Hudson was breathtaking.

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