NYPD Chief Praises Officers After Dozens of Arrests at Knicks Title Celebrations
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Updated · NBC New York · Jun 15
NYPD Chief Praises Officers After Dozens of Arrests at Knicks Title Celebrations
3 articles · Updated · NBC New York · Jun 15
Summary
Jessica Tisch told NYPD officers in a memo that they managed "unprecedented conditions" across all five boroughs after the Knicks' championship, despite pockets of Midtown violence and dozens of arrests.
More than 12-hour tours, canceled regular days off and deployments ranging from Madison Square Garden posts to anti-looting details and disorder-control units underpinned the response, according to the memo obtained by NBC New York.
Tisch said many officers moved directly from the overnight celebrations to Sunday assignments including the Puerto Rican Day Parade and FIFA watch parties, extending an already heavy workload.
Thursday's ticker-tape parade is the next major test, with Tisch warning it will place significant new demands on the department after a playoff run she called one of the city's most closely watched periods in years.