The TSA says the system belongs to the Port Authority. But a Port Authority source said they can’t fix something unless they’re told it’s not working. And the Port Authority insists it wasn’t told the primary surveillance system was not archiving what the cameras saw.
It has since been fixed, most likely by a simple reboot of the system, according to that source.
Meanwhile the TSA has already made security camera systems changes at the airport.
“Two officers have been assigned to the exit lanes at Terminal C until further notice,” wrote TSA spokeswoman Ann Davis in an email to NBCNewYork.com. That was as of Tuesday.
On Monday, before the second agent was assigned to each of the exit lanes, Davis said the podium the security cameras agent stood at was moved farther back in order to give security more time to see if someone was walking the wrong way.