NYPD Investigating ‘ISIS Selfies’ At NYC Landmarks; ‘We Are In Your Backyard’

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Chilling photos of people sporting ISIS paraphernalia in selfies taken at New York City landmarks were spotted in pro-Islamic State pages on social media.

One shows a man wearing an ISIS-branded scarf over his face at the snowy corner of 79th Street and Fifth Avenue, with the Metropolitan Museum of Art behind him – and right near an NYPD security camera. Pedestrians can be seen walking by on the snow-dusted street.

The caption says, “We are in your backyard.”

Another photo, taken during warmer weather, shows a man near the corner of Houston Street and the West Side Highway, holding a smartphone displaying the ISIS logo with One World Trade Center in the background.

The NYPD says it’s aware of the images and is investigating, but “at this time there are no credible threats related to New York City.”

Police see these kinds of photos all the time and they often end up being fakes.

The photos come just weeks after an ISIS-inspired bomber tried to blow himself up at the Port Authority Bus Terminal during rush hour.

Suspect Akayed Ullah told investigators that he was radicalized through online propaganda.