For another year, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade As the protest turned into a place Anti-Israel protesters Thursday entered the parade route at W. 55th Street and Sixth Avenue, stopping the Ronald McDonald Balloon in its tracks. Mass arrests were made as the police were alert.
“Don’t celebrate genocide!” Placards waved by protesters were read while sitting along the parade route.
NYPD officers quickly descended on the group, who chanted “Free, Free Palestine!” cried out. As they were lifted to the ground and handcuffed, the New York Post reported.
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was warned of being a target for terrorist attacks — in a joint risk assessment by the NYPD and the FBI because the parade attracts 2 million individual spectators from around the United States.
“The men and women of the NYPD look forward to hosting the millions of spectators who will be attending this weekend’s Thanksgiving-related festivities,” Deputy Commissioner Tariq Sheppard previously told Fox News. “And while there are currently no credible or specific threats to any individual incident or to New York City in general, the Police Department will continue to partner with our state and federal colleagues to ensure a safe and enjoyable holiday season for all the people we serve. “
“Although the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade event will provide a broad set of potential soft targets for attack, congested areas where the largest number of people congregate — particularly designated viewing areas — are the most vulnerable locations for a mass casualty attack.” ABC News reported.
An NYPD document reviewed by Fox News Digital shows police were preparing for a range of potential threats, from domestic terrorists to foreign extremists — and even non-terrorist criminals. Investigators noted the Wisconsin Christmas parade attack in Waukesha, in which career criminal Darrell Brooks Jr. plowed through lightweight barricades and then mowed down dozens of people, killing six and injuring more than 60.