title: analyst most americans like neither candidate
text: feds warn nyc officials about possible al qaeda attack  
  new york post 
  new york city law enforcement authorities are on high alert after receiving a warning by the feds about a possible attack by al qaeda on the eve of election day sources said 
  us intelligence officials alerted joint terrorism task forces of the threat which also included texas and virginia  though specific sites targeted for monday in the three states were not mentioned a federal source told the post 
  mayor bill de blasio said friday he had learned of the threat several days ago during classified briefings 
  we are still very much assessing the credibility it is not at all clear how credible this is de blasio told wnycs brian lehrer on his weekly radio show were certainly in a vigilant position 
  hizzoner said the nypd is planning an extraordinary police presence for tuesday when americans go to the polls 
  for the first time in memory there will be two presidential campaigns having their victory celebrations in new york city on tuesday night he said quickly correcting himself that only one candidate will be celebrating 
  donald trump the republican nominee will be at the new york hilton midtown on sixth avenue while hillary clinton his democratic counterpart will be at the javits convention center across town on th avenue 
  police also will be heavily deployed for the new york city marathon on sunday de blasio said 
  meanwhile gov andrew cuomo declined to confirm the threat friday but also noted the high state of alert for election day 
  we have more state police more national guard more soldiers on duty than ever before he said so the bad news is new york is often a threat the good news is weve been dealing with this now for over a decade and we have prepared for it 
  the nypd and the port authority of new york and new jersey said they had been alerted to the possible attacks 
  we are aware of the information we have been working with the fbi through the joint terrorism task force and our counterterrorism and intelligence bureaus the nypd said in a statement 
  we continue to encourage anyone with any information that could be relevant to the safety of our city to contact law enforcement the department said 
  the port authority  which operates airports tunnels and bridges in and around the big apple  said it too was prepared 
  we are continuing the high level of security we have had in place at all of our facilities for many months spokesman steve coleman told the post 
  the fbi did not comment specifically about the threat against the three states but said counterterrorism and homeland security authorities remain vigilant and wellpostured to handle attacks 
  the fbi working with our federal state and local counterparts shares and assesses intelligence on a daily basis and will continue to work closely with law enforcement and intelligence community partners to identify and disrupt any potential threat to public safety an fbi official said 
  fridays threat followed a report by nbc news that the us government believes hackers from russia or other countries may try to unleash cyberattacks to wreak havoc ahead of election day 
  an effort coordinated by the white house and the department of homeland security  and including the cia the national security agency and other elements of the department of defense  is being conducted to avert attacks nbc news reported