Knicks Parade Aftermath: ~2M Lined Canyon of Heroes Thu Jun 18, NYPD 10K-Officer Deployment Held Without Major Incident — Mamdani's First Citywide Mass Event as Mayor

Estimated 2M turned out for the first Knicks ticker-tape parade in 53 years on Thu Jun 18, with NYPD assigning ~10K uniformed officers — described as the largest scheduled-event deployment in department history (nearly a third of the force) — alongside helicopters, K-9, drones and counter-terrorism teams. Viewing pens hit capacity early per NYPD; the parade ended at City Hall, where Mamdani held the Key-to-the-City ceremony with Alicia Keys performing "Empire State of Mind." First mass-event security stress test of Mamdani's tenure; no major incidents reported. Sets the precedent ahead of the FIFA World Cup match-day deployments.

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• in-progressClose Rikers Island

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