An NYPD officer was injured after an issue with a police horse during Sunday’s Greek Independence Day Festival, according to the mayor.
Mayor de Blasio said the unidentified officer was taken to the hospital with an ankle injury.
The New York Post reports the officer was patrolling Sixth Avenue near Central Park around 2 p.m. when his horse was startled for an unknown reason and the officer fell to the ground, bringing the parade to a halt for about 10 minutes.
The mayor, Governor Cuomo and some commanding officers stood by the injured officer as he was loaded onto a stretcher and transported to the hospital.
