NYPD increases officers, security ahead of Macy's 4th of July Fireworks in New York City

More than 500 new NYPD officers will hit the streets of New York City on the 4th of July after they graduated from the police academy last week.

NEW YORK CITY -- Three million spectators are expected on Monday night when fireworks will light up the night sky over the East River and New York City.

Meanwhile for the NYPD, all eyes are on safety, this as deadly shooting took place Monday afternoon at a Fourth of July parade in a suburb outside of Chicago."We want to assure New Yorkers that there are no specific, credible threats to our July Fourth celebrations here in New York City - and we plan to continue as scheduled," she said.Long Island city is heavily fortified.

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