We know Muni's in-vehicle cameras work, we've enjoyed/gasped at footage of at least one accident in the past year, but the Municipal Railway's aging fuzzycams aren't sophisticated enough for the surveillance geeks at the Department of Homeland Security apparently. So thanks to a hefty $6 million federal grant, 358 Muni buses are getting wireless security cameras and an upgraded computer network that will allow the MTA to "view, download and store the captured video images wirelessly and view them in real-time or through the Internet." more ›

Offices in Capitol Hill received a manila envelope with a letter claiming responsibility for today's bombing of a landmark military recruiting station in Times Square, NYC. Our parent site, Gothamist, tells us that "WNBC reports that the letters, which arrived today, included a photo of the Army recruiting center 'before it was bombed and...the words 'We did it.'" Which group is claiming responsibility, exactly, remains to be known. more ›