The New York Police Department says it will assign more than 10,000 officers to police Thursday’s New York Knicks championship parade. The department describes the planned staffing as the largest number of officers it has assigned to any previously scheduled event. Police personnel will be stationed along the parade route and in surrounding areas to support crowd management and security. The department also says it will use heightened security measures for the celebration following the Knicks’ NBA title win. Both outlets report that the staffing figure is intended to reflect the scale of the public event and to ensure police presence throughout the route and nearby locations. The NYPD’s announcement frames the deployment as unprecedented for a planned event, while the specific security approach includes positioning officers and other law enforcement personnel to prepare for large crowds. The parade is scheduled to take place in New York City on Thursday, as fans mark the team’s historic championship.