There are three guys outside our office building this morning dressed all in black — black clothes, black bulletproof jackets, and black helmets. Yes, they’re cops. And they’re carrying what look (to the untrained eye) like black assault rifles. Let’s just say they’re very big guns. I guess this is what the RNC in NYC means to me — even though I live in Brooklyn and work across town from the convention. Bummer.
UPDATE: My colleague, Rebecca, snapped a picture of similarly attired police officers outside our office the other day. Not SUPER easy to see, but they’re lined up along the scaffolding. 