New York City and state officials both emphasized that there are no credible threats to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The New York Police Department is stepping up security along the route this year, in part because of increased terrorist concerns across New York state because of the Israel-Hamas war.
“CBS Mornings” was able to take a behind-the-scenes look at the NYPD’s joint command center for the parade, which is expected to draw millions of spectators. NYPD counterterrorism deputy commissioner Rebecca Weiner said that as viewers prepare for the spectacle, she and her team are focusing on public safety.
“We’ve got teams of folks from our counterterrorism division, heavy weapons teams, blocker trucks, sand trucks, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear detection and mitigation equipment, bomb squad, counterdrone capability, you name it, all these resources to make sure everybody is focusing on the parade,” Weiner said.
