Times Square July 4 ball drop’s no ‘public’ policy could spark chaos for NYPD: critics

If you drop it they will come — and that’s a problem for the NYPD.

A planned Times Square ball drop to celebrate America’s 250th birthday will come without “a public event” — but critics fear it’ll become a crowd-control nightmare for New York’s Finest because revelers will show up anyway.

“No effing way will the NYPD be a part of this,” one high-ranking cop told The Post of the planned event, which is set to be broadcast live…

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