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who want to come see the tree lighting in rockefeller center? >> this is one of the things they were concerned about. but the nypd has made very clear they are not going to allow what happened in ferguson to happen in new york city. they have taken proactive shifts. the day shift police officers will be extended into the evening, specifically around the area of rockefeller center. they want to make sure they have enough police to both protect the crowds, who are turning out, but also to protect the tree lighting itself, make sure that there are no interruptions whatsoever. they will be stationing a lot of police officers in areas that they do believe there will be protests. for example, times square. that's where eric garner's family was supposed to be. in fact, now we're hearing that they will not be making a 5:00 appearance. there'll be heavy police appearance at union square on 14th street and at staten island on the brooklyn bridge. the nypd is used to this kind of thing. they just had a thanksgiving day parade. they do this on new year's eve. so crowd control is one of their specialties. but the nypd is making it very,