3 million people expected to attend NYC Thanksgiving parade

Officials estimate 3 million people will be in attendance.

Paradegoers – and watchers of the NBC broadcast – were treated to pop-culture mainstays Mickey Mouse and Snoopy balloons, of course, as well as 10 new balloons and floats, including an Angry Birds character and the squirrel from the hit movie “Ice Age”.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said police had fine-tuned their response to a possible strike since the September 11 attacks in 2001.

A Reuters-Ipsos poll shows Americans have become more concerned about threats since the Paris attacks and identified terrorism as the most important problem facing the nation. He has missed only three over that time, Galea told the Detroit Free Press from the parade route.“I sleep overnight here, ” said Galea, 90, of West Branch. “I wouldn’t want to go with anyone else”, Watson said. Other than this, there were no other suspicious activities or crimes that were monitored during the Thanksgiving Parade.

The party of around 140 band members, accompanied by around 60 parents, has already left for NY. According to the National Retail Federation, about 68 million people in the USA say they expect to shop over the Thanksgiving weekend.

“So super excited to be here”, another said.

“I think people are coming here from all over the city, all over the metropolitan region, all over the country to be a part of this parade”, Mr de Blasio said during a news conference on Wednesday night.

“It’s a family tradition, we watch it every year”.

Macy’s said it was working closely with local, state and federal law enforcement on “comprehensive security plans” for Thursday.

That’s the largest number of officers the department has ever assigned to the event.

Another Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has officially drawn to a close, and once again the performances that marked the arrival of certain floats in Herald Square have proven to be impressive and a great way to festively usher in the holiday season.