Across the big times square: 65 sand car safety-new year, new year's day, times square-IT information

With the crystal ball slowly down shortly before midnight on December 31, 2016, the annual times square new year's activities and 65 sand cars and baiyuliang ride under the escort of police roadblocks.

New York City is considered to be one of the main objectives of possible terrorist attacks, gather each year millions of people participate in the Times Square countdown to new year's activities, more local police to take strict security measures to deal with.

On December 31, in the United States New York, people in times square for new year's activities. Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Rui photography

In order to prevent similar France Nice and Germany Berlin a truck into a crowd of terrorist attack, had 65 vehicles for the first time this year in New York City sanitation trucks filled with sand, deployed throughout Times Square, perimeter, and sent baiyuliang police set up roadblocks to ensure safety.

On December 31, in the United States New York, police blocked roads near the times square. Xinhua reporter Wang Ying photography

Around noon on December 31, a reporter at the event, a few blocks away from Times Square traffic has been blocked off by police, and every entrance to the times square intersection has a sand car and several police vehicles cross at the center of the road. In order to ensure mobility, each sand are equipped with drivers for easy moving to the desired location when an emergency occurs.

It is understood that these sanitation sand cars each net weight 20 tons, and mount weighs about 15 tons of sand.

On December 31, in the United States New York, police in the vicinity of Times Square Street alert. Xinhua reporter Wang Ying photography

In addition, New York City has also deployed about 7,000 police and bomb-sniffing dogs are responsible for security across large activities, including special anti-terrorism team equipped with heavy weapons.

On December 31, in the United States New York police vigilance in times square. Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Rui photography

In times square, most visitors to attend the new year's activities expressed the belief that the New York police security, was not worried about terrorist attacks.

"We have police patrol around, they're looking at the actions of everyone, I believe we can weather this much," meigen·zanmile said visitors.

纽约时报广场跨年夜：65辆沙土车保安全 - 跨年,元旦,时代广场 - IT资讯

随着水晶球2016年12月31日午夜时分徐徐落下，一年一度的纽约时报广场跨年活动在65辆沙土车和百余辆警车路障的护卫下平稳度过。

纽约市被认为是可能遭受恐怖袭击的主要目标城市之一，每年聚集近百万民众参加的时报广场倒计时跨年活动更令当地警方采取极为严格的安保措施应对。

12月31日，在美国纽约，人们在时报广场参加跨年活动。新华社记者李睿摄

为防止类似法国尼斯和德国柏林卡车冲进人群的恐袭发生，纽约市今年首次调配了65辆装满沙土的环卫卡车，部署在整个时报广场外围，并派遣百余辆警车设为路障，保障活动安全。

12月31日，在美国纽约，警察在时报广场附近封锁道路。新华社记者王迎摄

12月31日中午时分，记者在活动现场看到，距离时报广场数个街区外的交通已被警方封锁，每一个通往时报广场的路口均有一辆沙土车和数辆警车横在路中心。为保证机动性，每辆沙土车均配备司机，便于发生突发事件时移动至需要的地点。

据了解，这批环卫沙土车每辆净重20吨，并装载了重约15吨的沙土。

12月31日，在美国纽约，警察在时报广场附近的街道警戒。新华社记者王迎摄

此外，纽约市还调配了约7000名警察和嗅探炸弹的警犬负责跨年夜活动的安保工作，其中包括配备了重型武器的反恐特别小组。

12月31日，在美国纽约，警察在时报广场警戒。新华社记者李睿摄

在时报广场，大多前来参加跨年活动的游客表示相信纽约警方的安保工作，并不担心遭受恐怖袭击。

“我们四周都有警察巡逻，他们关注着每一个人的行动，相信我们可以平安度过这个跨年夜，”游客梅根·赞米勒说。