New York City held its annual Halloween parade Tuesday night just hours after a deadly attack in the city cost at least eight people their lives.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told NY1 that this year’s Halloween parade demonstrates the resilience of New Yorkers: “We’re out and we’re celebrating.”
The 44th annual Halloween parade was held with a “dramatically increased presence” of law enforcement on Tuesday evening following an act of Terror, according to Cuomo’s press secretary.
The Halloweeen Parade will go on, with NYPD dramatically increasing presence (personnel, blocker trucks, long guns etc).
— Eric Phillips (@EricFPhillips) October 31, 2017
De Blasio and Cuomo were seen walking alongside one another at the parade.
NYC mayor & NY governor walking the @NYCHalloween parade route together pic.twitter.com/LPkYAnrveq
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 31, 2017
One man is in custody after driving down a bike path in lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon and killing multiple people in what New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called an act of terrorism.
At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen injured in the attack, according to police.
