Following the intel failures that led to the US government being unprepared for the 9/11 attacks, the NYPD vastly expanded its intel efforts, including establishing outposts in foreign countries to bring in intel directly from those foreign countries instead of relying solely on the FBI or CIA.
Those surveillance efforts include looking for Muslim extremists in the New York City metro area -
Those surveillance efforts include looking for Muslim extremists in the New York City metro area -