The ominous graphic posted on terrorism websites suggesting an Al Qaeda attack is yet another reminder that New York City is the No. 1 target for terrorists, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Tuesday.

�It�s not tied to any threat,� Kelly said. �But it�s obviously a cause of concern.

�It reminds us that New York is still very much on their (terrorists�) minds.�

The graphic, which depicts the New York skyline in movie-poster style, crossed the NYPD�s radar early Monday.

The cops have their cyberexperts scrambling to figure out who posted it on the As Ansar forum, a website used by jihadists.

�Al Qaeda coming soon again in New York,� blares the logo, which appears in bold yellow letters over a composite of the city�s skyline.

Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne, the NYPD�s top spokesman, said police analysts have determined software costing $16,000 was used to design the graphic, replete with 3-D images.

Kelly did not dismiss the possibility the graphic was posted as a joke, or to scare New Yorkers.

�They want to keep the message out there,�� Kelly said, in describing jihadist websites. �They want to give us a certain amount of angst and anxiety.

�It�s part of their approach.�

The commissioner said officers assigned to intelligence and counterterrorism duties routinely scour the Internet, which he described as �the new Afghanistan.�

�That�s where training happens,�� he said.

�That�s where radicalization happens. It has been a very valuable tool for terrorists.�

Kelly made his comments shortly before addressing a Police Headquarters gathering of Jewish leaders as part of the NYPD�s pre-Passover security briefing.

As always, the NYPD will devote extra officers to Jewish neighborhoods and to houses of worship.

(Source: NY Daily News)