'They mean everything'

A police officer at Nassau and John streets in lower Manhattan said he and most of his colleagues had been at a checkpoint for the parade since 6 p.m. He said they are working until told otherwise.

The officer said people started arriving at 2 a.m. 

One of the first was Miracle Pierre, 39. He said he in fact arrived at 1:30 a.m.

“I waited my whole life, so what’s seven or eight hours,” Pierre said.

Pierre, born and raised in Brooklyn and living in New Jersey, said he attended Game 5 in San Antonio. He’s hoping to have a chance to see the team up close.

“They mean everything,” Pierre said. “My childhood. Memories with my dad. Memories with my son.”