So, here’s to Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Macy’s parade watching today.
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A clown marches by as heavily armed police stand guard during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NY on Thursday.
Pamela and Tom Popp of Ridgefield, New Jersey said they’ve come to the city every year for the parade for at least 20 years. Check out pictures from the event below.
A float depicting the animated “Peanuts” characters Snoopy and Woodstock proceeds along 6th Ave as spectators watch from buildings during the 89th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
“They’re very excited. Everyone in America grows up knowing about the Macy’s Day parade”, he added.
“We have stepped up our preparedness in the aftermath of the Paris attacks, and we continue to remain vigilant against those who seek to spread fear and violence”, he said.
City officials have said there are no known, credible threats against NY following the recent attacks in Paris and a video purportedly produced by ISIS that contained video clips of Times Square. This said, unlike the extra personnel brought in for the the 2014 parade as a result of protests surrounding the developments of Ferguson, Missouri in the Michael Brown case, the NYPD had specialized sources focused on terrorism. No other incident was reported.
It is expected about 50 million people to have watched the 2.5-mile parade event on television across the world.
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She directed and stars in the upcoming Markham film A Christmas Melody, which will premiere next month, and is set to appear at New York City’s Beacon Theater for her All I Want For Christmas Is You concert series throughout December. It’s one of those traditions that you just turn on nearly instinctively year after year, since it kicks off the Thanksgiving Day festivities and is a nice precursor to turkey and all of the other great stuff later. We all have Thanksgiving dinner here.The family was among tens of thousands of spectators who lined Woodward Avenue for Americas Thanksgiving Parade.
