Maybeitwillwork for long enough to justify the expense, making the Star Wars series into a newfangled James Bond-type series where we just get another fantastic adventure every time out.
That sort of police work isn't singled out for prizes, but maybeitwill inspire police in other American cities wondering about stopping their own version of the Tsarnaevs to take a fresh look at how New York does it.
Unless they stay longer at work, itwill need great numbers of immigrants maybe 1m a year, say some studies both to keep up its labour force and to avoid a drastic drop in welfare contributions and tax revenues.