Even without any credible or specific threats to Thursday's Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade , New York City officials said they have made "robust " security preparations for the holiday event with a global audience.

At a news briefing Wednesday evening in advance of the parade, both Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch took a moment to mention the shootings earlier in the day of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C , in the context of parade security preparations. Tisch noted that she and her staff would monitor events in Washington as they developed overnight.

"Unfortunately, what has happened in the last few hours is indicative of attacks against law enforcement across the country," Tisch said, adding that the possibility of such threats has been built into

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