Investigators behind a joint NYPD and FBI threat assessment are warning that terrorists from home and away could target the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, according to a new report.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is expected to attract 2 million individual fans from around the United States and a national TV audience. About 10,000 are expected to attend the march, and they also come from all over the country.
Photos from this year’s practice include the Sioux Falls Lincoln Patriot Marching Band from South Dakota, the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Minuteman Marching Band, high schoolers from Georgia, New Jersey and Arizona, the Texas-based Spirit of America cheer group, and more. is shown.
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People watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Fateh Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images/File)
“The men and women of the NYPD look forward to hosting the millions of spectators who will be attending this week’s Thanksgiving festivities,” Deputy Commissioner Tariq Shepard told Fox News. “And while there is currently no credible or specific threat to any individual event or New York City in general, the Police Department will continue to partner with our state and federal partners to ensure a safe and enjoyable event for all. To ensure the holiday season of those we serve.”
But domestic and foreign terrorists may find the parade an attractive soft target, according to earlier assessments. ABC News.
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The Lake Hamilton High School Marching Band practices for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 25, 2024, in New York City. (John Nacion/Getty Images)
“Although the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade event will provide a wide set of potential soft targets for attack, crowded areas where the largest number of people gather – particularly designated viewing areas – are likely to be But are the most dangerous places for mass casualty attacks,” according to the outlet.
Like state and city investigators, the authors found no significant risk to the event.
This view shows a tiptoe float during a rehearsal for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 25, 2024 in New York City. (John Nacion/Getty Images)
He warned of a possible vehicular attack similar to the 2017 Islamic State-inspired truck attack on a Manhattan bicycle path. In the incident, a radicalized lone wolf named Siflo Saipov killed eight and injured 13 when he plowed into his victims. Flat bed truck rental. Saipov was convicted. And he was sentenced to 260 years in prison in addition to 10 consecutive life sentences.
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According to the assessment, to reduce similar attacks, authorities plan to block intersections with garbage trucks and other barriers.
The NYPD is accustomed to operating in such a threat environment and has a large-scale intelligence operation that includes data collection at home and abroad.
Disney characters practice for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 25, 2024 in New York City. (John Nacion/Getty Images)
Last year, anti-Israel protesters disrupted the parade by waving slogans and banners, and some of them even Stuck himself On the street along the parade route.
Israel’s ongoing conflict with the anti-Semitic terrorist group Hamas, which attacked the Jewish state on October 7, 2023, has increased the threat of protests and terrorism around the world.
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A preview of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Fest is shown at MetLife Stadium, November 2, 2024 in East Rutherford, NJ. (Eugene Gologrsky/Getty Images for Macy’s)
In a joint news briefing last week, New York Gov. Cathy Hoechl and Mayor Eric Adams said both city and state police are monitoring threats at home and abroad.
Macy’s first Thanksgiving Day Parade was held. 100 years ago On 27 November 1924. It has been held every year since, except during World War II.
“The NYPD has been providing security for the Thanksgiving Day Parade since its inception,” said John Macari, a retired NYPD lieutenant who worked the parade several times during his career. “The NYPD faces countless concerns every year, ranging from traffic safety to, God forbid, acts of terrorism.”
Similar to last year’s Glow incident, protests popped up. Balloons are released into the air with fatal results.
“I have every confidence that the NYPD will ensure the safety of parade-goers as they always have,” Macari said.
This year, the Big Apple is expected to see a rainy, cool event, according to a forecast. Fox weather. There is a threat of a winter storm in the northeast, but winds are not expected to pick up until late afternoon. Temperatures are likely to hover around 45 degrees.
The parade starts at 8:30 am.