Queens, NY - City To Conduct Terror Response Exercise Today

Queens, NY - If you hear loud noises or see flashes of light or extra emergency vehicles in Queens Sunday, don't panic – it's all part of an exercise being conducted by the Office of Emergency Management.

The exercise, codenamed Trifecta, will test the way police, fire, and other emergency responders deal with a simulated terrorist attack on the city's public transit system.

The drill will take place in the Maspeth Rail Yard. Maspeth Avenue will be closed during the exercise from Rust Street to 49th Street. There may also be some extra traffic on Rust Street between Flushing Avenue and 43rd Street during the day.

Set-up starts around midnight and the exercise runs from around 10 a.m. Sunday through 6 p.m.