Times Square ball drop is NYC rookie cops’ first assignment; NYPD sees no credible threats

NEW YORK — Nearly 500 rookie cops graduated from the Police Academy on Friday and were given their first assignment: New Year’s Eve security as the ball drops in Times Square. “You are now the protectors who will make a difference,” Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said as 477 officers gathered at Madison Square Garden. “Tomorrow night, as the clock ticks down and you are standing in uniform at the Crossroads of the World, know that this is your city. “It relies on you.” The rookies include 131 immigrants who come from 76 different countries and speak 25 different languages. One of the rook...