NYPD ramps up security for Israel Day Parade
BY REBECCA GREENBERG MANHATTAN
PUBLISHED 1:40 PM ET JUN. 01, 2024
Security measures for the Israel Day Parade in Manhattan are ramping up as tensions continue to rise over the war in Gaza.
"Sunday's parade is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Israel and the NYPD will be there to make sure that everything runs smoothly,” NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban said Friday at a security briefing for the event.
"This is the first major, large Jewish event since October 7, and we are extremely conscious of the over 3,000 protests that took place in our city since that day,” Mayor Eric Adams added.
Adams and NYPD leadership said spectators should expect to see uniformed officers along the parade route on Fifth Avenue. There will also be an increased police presence in the surrounding area.
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