East New York Posted January 5, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 5, 2011 NY Post - Terror fears have struck a Brooklyn bus depot after reports that several suspicious people videotaped its highly-flammable natural gas tanks. "If those were hit, the whole neighborhood would blow up," said Tommy McNally, a Transport Workers Union representative who responded to the reports. Three incidents of mysterious filming were reported on Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the Jackie Gleason bus depot in Sunset Park. Police say they are investigating. Those who spotted the individuals described them as "Middle Eastern’’ looking, and said they paid particular attention to the depot’s compressed natural gas tanks, near its front gate. Only one guard is usually on duty at the depot, said sources. Early Saturday, a man dressed in a business suit walked by the depot with a video camera, transit sourcessaid. On Sunday morning, two men and a woman allegedly parked their gray BMW with Pennsylvania plates in front of the depot, and filmed it with a large video camera. The mysterious videographers waited for the guard to take a bathroom break before shooting their footage, said the sources. Then on Monday, another man was spotted filming buses along their routes in the neighborhood. Metropolitan Transportation Authority bosses have slashed the depot’s guard force in recent years to save money, the Transport Workers’ Union says. "It’s disgrace," said McNally said. "They are endangering the lives of transit workers and those who live in the neighborhood." Union officials also found the gate to a separate entrance to the bus depot wide open yesterday, with no guard in sight. Four MTA counter terrorism officers were at the depot reviewing security footage of the incidents yesterday, McNally said. For the complete story, visit..... http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/terror_fear_at_klyn_bus_depot_zaPqJhWuo8tobuJHGl1LjK FYI: It is all off our jobs to be on the look out for suspicious activities as well. If you see something, say something! This is out transit system! Let's keep it safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 5, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 5, 2011 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted January 6, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 6, 2011 I'm curious as to why the CNG tanks at Gleason are in plain sight when they could be somewhere a little more... concealed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaBeMTA12 Posted January 6, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 6, 2011 I'm curious as to why the CNG tanks at Gleason are in plain sight when they could be somewhere a little more... concealed? *co-sign* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman1455 Posted January 6, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 6, 2011 I'm curious as to why the CNG tanks at Gleason are in plain sight when they could be somewhere a little more... concealed? It should be... I guess gleason still thinks they have RTS's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 6, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 6, 2011 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8Hou Posted January 6, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 6, 2011 I actually highly doubt the "blow up the neighborhood" claim is true. Clearly, he's trying a bit of fear-mongering so the MTA hires some more workers. You'd need a MONSTER terrorist attack to hit those tanks hard enough to do that sort of damage, and obviously everybody's going to be on their toes at Gleason now. I highly doubt that also, unless there is a gas pipe near the depot, anyway. This not the first time that there's any suspicious people video or take pics at that depot as one of my friends know about it. Hopefully, this news will bring some security workers back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciboii22 Posted January 6, 2011 Share #8 Posted January 6, 2011 Wow ! this is crazy , it was probably someone from the forums who took pictures because no one else does that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted January 6, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 6, 2011 For the complete story, visit.....http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/terror_fear_at_klyn_bus_depot_zaPqJhWuo8tobuJHGl1LjK FYI: It is all off our jobs to be on the look out for suspicious activities as well. If you see something, say something! This is out transit system! Let's keep it safe! Most of the depots at least the older ones were pretty laxed w/security. Hell you could just walk right in to the old MCH Depot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share #10 Posted January 6, 2011 Wow ! this is crazy , it was probably someone from the forums who took pictures because no one else does that . No, I doubt it. Although it is possible. Most of the depots at least the older ones were pretty laxed w/security. Hell you could just walk right in to the old MCH Depot. Trust me when I say you wouldn't have got far at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransitStop Posted January 6, 2011 Share #11 Posted January 6, 2011 it sucks though that they mentioned someone filming buses near the depot.... most likely just an innocent transit fan and i agree with others, why put it in plain sight.... then again they probably didnt think it would be considered something for a attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted January 6, 2011 Share #12 Posted January 6, 2011 Wow ! this is crazy , it was probably someone from the forums who took pictures because no one else does that .Took the theory right outta my head.Had to be some foamer who loves CNG buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted January 6, 2011 Share #13 Posted January 6, 2011 it sucks though that they mentioned someone filming buses near the depot.... most likely just an innocent transit fan and i agree with others, why put it in plain sight.... then again they probably didnt think it would be considered something for a attack Speaking of that, when I was on Sunday, December 31st around evening when I was going for. I was at Queens-bound platform at Lex Av-53rd St on 10th Car Marking. I was fear of rat, so I used flash to scare away mouth, and one of Straphangers that next to me. "You're not suppose to take pic. I know what I am talking about. $250 fine." Every subway stations are tourist attraction because I see tourists taking pictures everywhere. Also when I was heading to Boston via MegaBus, when took pic of Greyhound Bus at rest area somewhere in MA where MegaBus took break, Greyhound B/O should have given me respect and how I was suppose to know Greyhound's Photo Policy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomotion69 Posted January 6, 2011 Share #14 Posted January 6, 2011 I think they use private security companies for MTA bus depots. The type of security guards that you would see at your supermarket or drugstore. I don't think this has anything to do with the union. I know there is a job title within the MTA called "Property Protection Agents." Where those people are?, I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted January 6, 2011 Share #15 Posted January 6, 2011 Took the theory right outta my head.Had to be some foamer who loves CNG buses. How many foamers own a BMW, work in pairs, and come in from Pennsylvania just to photograph tanks? I know it is possible, but it really does not fit the usual description of a foamer. this sounds a little bit too odd to be just foamers. Especially since a number of works all seemed to get a strange vibe from these people, and that is usually a bad sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R42 M Train Posted January 6, 2011 Share #16 Posted January 6, 2011 http://www.pixiq.com/article/italian-tourists-investigated-for-videotaping-gas-tanks-in-nyc They were Italian tourists. The people who started getting all worried about someone "blowing up" the neighborhood are over paranoid idiots. And if they were really worried about these gas tanks being used in an attack, then why di they show it on tv and the internet for millions of other to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomotion69 Posted January 7, 2011 Share #17 Posted January 7, 2011 Cool, now we can all sleep at night. This wasn't something your typical European tourist would be videotaping on 3 different days.....just saying.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransitStop Posted January 7, 2011 Share #18 Posted January 7, 2011 who knows maybe they were just curious about compressed natural gas lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted January 7, 2011 Share #19 Posted January 7, 2011 Speaking of that, when I was on Sunday, December 31st around evening when I was going for. I was at Queens-bound platform at Lex Av-53rd St on 10th Car Marking. I was fear of rat, so I used flash to scare away mouth, and one of Straphangers that next to me. "You're not suppose to take pic. I know what I am talking about. $250 fine." Every subway stations are tourist attraction because I see tourists taking pictures everywhere. Also when I was heading to Boston via MegaBus, when took pic of Greyhound Bus at rest area somewhere in MA where MegaBus took break, Greyhound B/O should have given me respect and how I was suppose to know Greyhound's Photo Policy? I would have punched that "Straphanger" right in the mouth. I thought the CNG tanks were stored in-house. Who in their right mind would throw it right at the front gate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted January 7, 2011 Share #20 Posted January 7, 2011 Not only that, I also see gas tanks at sidewalk as well beside bus depot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted January 7, 2011 Share #21 Posted January 7, 2011 thread becoming usless now that news is over :lock:<We need a veriety of colours for this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted January 7, 2011 Share #22 Posted January 7, 2011 thread becoming usless now that news is over :lock:<We need a veriety of colours for this guy Something like this? On topic, what is so special about these tanks that they should be videotaped three days in a row? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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