WATCH: NYPD Plans to Boost Security of Shuls for High Holy Days

NEW YORK (VINnews) — The NYPD plans to up security at shuls after a thwarted terror attack and as the Jewish High Holidays approach.

NYPD officials and members of the city’s Jewish community met at 1 Police Plaza Monday for a briefing to address the plans to keep Jewish New Yorkers safe during the High Holy Days.

Officials shared the NYPD’s plan for increased patrols at shuls. The annual briefing came just days after‌ a Pakistani national was arrested for attempting to enter the U.S. illegally and plot to attack a synagogue in Brooklyn

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“The acts of October 7 radically shifted our reality. We now live in a time where preparation, vigilance and collaboration make all the difference,” Police Commissioner Edward Caban said.

Police officials say the department plans to add additional security patrols.

“The NYPD will be increasing our presence around synagogues and other sensitive locations. You will see uniformed officers out on patrol,” Caban said.

The briefing comes just days after a Pakistani national in Canada was arrested in connection with a plot to enter the U.S. illegally and attack at a Jewish center in Brooklyn.

Gary Moscowitz, who helps train people at synagogues on safety measures to help prevent attacks, says in addition to the work of the NYPD, people need to educate themselves.

“We are one big Jewish community here. People what they have to do is not to be just more alert, they have to be in training. Every synogague should have at least 20% of the population training for counterterror training,” he said.