'Massive undertaking' for NYPD
The NYPD is protecting enormous crowds of people at the Knicks parade. Credit: Marcus Santos
Thursday’s parade marks one of the largest security undertakings in the history of the NYPD.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the department planned to deploy 10,000 officers. That’s more than the 2012 Giants parade, which required 4,000 officers, and the 2009 Yankees World Series parade, which required 2,500 officers.
"This is larger than New Year’s Eve in Times Square. This is a massive undertaking for the police department," the former NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan told NBC/4. "This is an unprecedented moment in New York history."
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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