De Blasio: 'NYPD Is Ready' To Protect Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
While authorities say there's no confirmation of a credible threat, the NYPD is taking no chances at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.
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While authorities say there's no confirmation of a credible threat, the NYPD is taking no chances at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.
Everything you need to know about this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, from street closures, to watch points and more.
The 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this Thursday will feature a throwback that goes back nearly as far as the parade itself – involving a classic cartoon character.
Police will start closing streets on the Upper West Side Wednesday morning as parade organizers begin inflating the dozens of balloons that will be on full display Thursday.
After a year's worth of work on the new floats, Macy's opened the doors of its parade studio in Moonachie to some tough critics... local schoolchildren.
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In preparation for the 90th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, more than 400 Macy's employees and volunteers got a crash course in clowning around Saturday.
Five new balloons are being added this year, and the parade's first-ever balloon star Felix the Cat is making a return appearance. He was designed and built using the same methods as in 1920.
Tony Bennett, Sarah McLachlan, De La Soul and the cast and Muppets of "Sesame Street'' will be among the stars celebrating at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
The man, who is from Russia, was with his son and claimed to be unaware of the city's drone restrictions, police said.
Crowds are excited for the tradition, but also aware and extra alert less than two weeks after the terrorist attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead.
Photos from the 2015 Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.
Terror fears have been in the back of people's minds this year in particular. That has kept extra eyes on airports, roads, and event such as the balloon inflation for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Take a look at photos of the balloons being inflated the night before the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade executive producer Amy Kule said this year's parade features the best of giant balloons, floats, marching bands, and performers "unparalleled to year's past."
As many as 3.5 million people could turn out for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday thanks to the pleasant weather forecast.
Amy Kule, the executive director of the parade, stopped by the CBS2 studios to discuss this year's event.
Bratton said on Wednesday thousands of officers would be on hand to patrol the parade route in Manhattan.
Six brand new floats will be making their big debut at the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Executive Producer Amy Kule said the crowds are what make the clowns so important.
Four of the parade's mega balloons made an appearance in the Citi Field parking lot Sunday so that handlers could practice.
The giant balloons included Thomas the Tank Engine, Ronald McDonald and the Pillsbury Doughboy.
Fan favorites Snoopy and Woodstock were the first to be inflated by crews decked out in necessary rain gear.
This year, Kevin Frazier from "Entertainment Tonight" and Thea Andrews of "The Insider" will be your hosts on CBS2.
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A New York City woman was unlawfully held by ICE for nearly two weeks after being detained at LaGuardia Airport before Thanksgiving, a judge ruled.
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A decomposed body and pipe bombs were found inside a Stamford, Connecticut, home after a shootout between the homeowner and police officers Tuesday, officials say.
An apartment building fire in Jersey City, New Jersey, displaced about 30 people Friday, sending them out into frigid temperatures.
A judge ruled Menendez, the former U.S. Senator, is no longer eligible for public employment after a bribery conviction.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued executive orders Thursday designed to protect Israel and appeal to the Jewish community.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday presented an indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James to a grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia.
In New York alone, there have already been more than 17,000 flu cases and nearly 1,000 hospitalizations, and doctors anticipate it's only going to get worse as more people gather for the holidays.
Colette Smith of the Bronx was diagnosed with lung cancer, despite never smoking. Her survival story is central to her push for early detection.
Some New Yorkers want the mayor-elect to appoint a new "rat czar" when he takes office after an uptick in rat sightings.
Gio's Law would establish a $25 million grant program to equip law enforcement nationwide with EpiPens and train officers how to use them.
A blood drive was held in Harlem on Wednesday as the New York Blood Center reports a dip in its blood supply.
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Neighbors in Brooklyn's Victorian Flatbush are expressing frustration after the city designated only part of their area as a historic district.
Brooklyn's Prospect Park is getting financing for a long-term project to battle the impacts of climate change, city leaders say.
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