"When they filled out money for the New York City area, (they said) that we have no vulerable, high-risk targets," Schumer said, "Anyone who can't see New York monuments at risk is blind as a bat when it comes to homeland security."

Schumer said Florida got a 22 percent increase, and Georgia got a 40 percent bump. He wondered if Georgia peanut farmers are a greater target than the Empire State Building.

Politicians Fuming: N.Y. Anti-Terrorist Budget Cut
Bloomberg & Co. Sound Off On Homeland Security Dept.

(CBS) NEW YORK Long Island Congressman Peter King said the Department of Homeland Security has -- in his words -- "declared war on New York," by slashing its anti-terrorist grants by 40 percent.

"It's a knife in the back to New York," said King, a Republican and chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. "These cuts are inexcusable, indefencible. I blame the administration and Homeland Security, and I'll do everything I can to stop it."

New York will receive $124 million in anti-terrorism grants for cities at high risk of attacks. The Department of Homeland Security announced grant amounts for 46 cities, divvying up a $740-million pool of funds.

Homeland Security 2006 Allocation Table

A worksheet made by the federal government to explain the decision, obtained by The Associated Press, said New York City has just four major financial assets at risk -- and no national monuments or icons.