He NYPD will be strongly present in the fall of the ball New Year in Times Square to protect attendees from protesters pro-Palestinians who “want to do bad things,” according to Mayor Eric Adams.
After disrupting the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the protesters try to disrupt the celebration New Year in Times Square.
The NYPD will deploy thousands of officers, both in uniform and plainclothes, and will use various technologies and strategies to monitor possible threats.
The Times Square Alliance collaborates with the NYPDcompanies security private and federal authorities to guarantee the security of the place, which will be closed from noon on December 31 with police controls and inspections of security in the accesses.
Despite concerns expressed by Adams about the capacity of the NYPD to drive protestpro-Palestinian protests due to changes in police tactics following a lawsuit, the NYPD He claims to have not received credible threats of demonstrations at the drop of the ball.
In previous events, protesters Pro-Palestinians gathered near Rockefeller Center during the Christmas tree lighting, and also disrupted the Thanksgiving Day Parade with acts of protest. protest.
Since the beginning of the conflict between Israel y Hamas In October, there were more than 500 demonstrations in New York City.
2023-12-29 19:40:00
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