Big no, no! When one law enforcement agency operates within the jurisdiction of another, it always seeks permission and cooperation from the local sheriff's department.
Bloomberg thinks that he's above the law. He tried this in Virginia couple of years ago with his agents making strawman gun purchases, and the Commonwealth Attorney General told him in uncertain terms that if it happened again, then the agents would be charged and prosecuted.
New York City is NOT foreign country with its own intelligence rules and operations, even though Bloomberg likes to think so.
“New York City is NOT foreign country with its own intelligence rules and operations, even though Bloomberg likes to think so.’
If however they were ONLY gathering information there should be no problem. If on the other hand they were making arrests or obtaining information which could only be obtained via a warrant then yes there is a problem.
Feigned outrage over information gathering might make for increased paper sales but then again we know the media is not a friend or defender of the country. They would hide a planned attack by mudslimes if it would increase readership.
And guaranteed, their cover would have been blown not long after. Had there been another attack in NY City, the press and the Dems would have crucified the NYPD for not having done enough to prevent the attack. They're damned if they do...and damned if they don't. Frankly, I'd rather have them doing it and not advising the local police. Loose lips sink ships. And I'd like to know how that building inspector had the right to enter the apartment in the first place, especially if no one was home to let him in.