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NYPD Installing 100 New Cameras Throughout Brooklyn In Response To Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The city is planning to add dozens of security cameras in Brooklyn in response to the recent anti-Semitic hate crimes.

Mayor Bill de Blasio says the NYPD will install 100 new cameras in Williamsburg, Crown Heights and Borough Park.

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The first 30 cameras will be up and working by March.

The NYPD will then work with community members to identify the best locations for the remaining cameras.

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