New York's Thanksgiving parade draws huge crowd amid tight security

By Kylie Gumpert and Alexander Besant NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spectators packed Manhattan sidewalks on Thursday to watch the marching bands, floats and giant balloons of Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, held without incident under tight security almost two weeks after deadly attacks in Paris. New York officials expected more than 3 million spectators to have lined the route for the city's signature parade in its 89th year. President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans on Wednesday they