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More anti-terror $$ to New York

More than $240 million in security grants are coming to New York, an increase of almost $34 million from the previous fiscal year, Sen. Charles Schumer said yesterday.

The Department of Homeland Security is directing $174.2 million from Urban Area Security Initiative funds to be used in the New York metro area, the New York Democrat said. That’s up almost $23 million from the last fiscal year.

Schumer said another $66.7 million is coming from the State Homeland Security Program. That’s up $11.1 million from fiscal year 2012.

“New York is the nation’s top terrorist target and is now being treated as such by the federal government,” he said. “City and state law enforcement can continue to do the superior job they do [in] keeping us safe.”