NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said that they “ticked” security up in the wake of “the attacks in Australia.” Tisch, who is Jewish, decided “to be blunt” and plainly asserted that the attack was “part of a wider assault on Jewish life.” She said people should expect to see “an enhanced uniform presence, specialized patrol, heavy weapons teams, counterterrorism resources” at many celebrations and synagogues. She grimly noted that there would also be “bomb squad deployments where appropriate.”