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Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said there were no specific, credible threats to the parade.

Thousands of officers are assigned to the parade route, including counterterrorism teams. Mack may be used to performing live but this time is special.Īs in years past, the New York Police Department said it will block off all vehicle access points to the parade route with sand-filled garbage trucks, other heavy vehicles and approximately 360,000 pounds of concrete barriers. Her grandmother is taping the parade from Mississippi while her mom and the rest of her family will be cheering from Chicago. “I won’t be home to watch it, but I think the trade-off is pretty good,” she says. With the weather looking brisk, she's kindly ordered handwarmers and footwarmers for her fellow “Six” performers. Mack and her castmates have learned new choreography, been over the new music and will rehearse on the street in front of the department store to get it right. New balloon giants joining the line-up include Ada Twist, Scientist the pint-sized hero from “The Mandalorian” and the Pokémon characters Pikachu and Eevee on a sled. It will feature 15 giant character balloons, 28 floats, 36 novelty and heritage inflatables, more than 800 clowns, 10 marching bands and nine performance groups and, of course, Santa Claus bringing up the rear. This year's parade - the 95th annual - will snap back to form after bowing to pandemic restrictions last year.