Record-breaking crowds are expected for the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City where helium-filled balloons depicting cartoon characters will float through the streets of Manhattan. Police Commissioner William Bratton said the city was deploying more officers at the annual event than ever before.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio echoed that sentiment at a news conference on Manhattan's Upper West Side, where crews were inflating the giant balloons that highlight the Macy's parade, the traditional start to the holiday shopping season. "One thing I always say, there are some people trying to intimidate New Yorkers. Well, New Yorkers don't get intimidated," he said. "They'll be in droves."
As many as 3.5 million people are expected to line the 2.5-mile (4 km) route of the Macy's parade in New York, according to organizers
City officials have made numerous public appearances in recent days seeking to reassure New Yorkers and tourists
Artie the pirate balloon
A young child and her father take a selfie in front of Sinclair the Dinosaur balloon
The Skylanders Eruptor balloon
Balloons are inflated in preparation for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Balloons are inflated in preparation for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Workers pass the red Power Ranger balloon as preparations continue for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Balloons are inflated in preparation for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Members of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon inflation team hold down a balloon during preparations in New York
Sponge Bob Square Pants balloon rests under a netting to keep it from floating away during inflation along 79th st Street and Central Park West on the eve of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Sinclair the Dinosaur balloon
A member of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon inflation team holds the inflation tube during preparations in New York
Balloons are inflated in preparation for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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