On Friday, law enforcement officials told The Post that former President Donald Trump’s Bronx rally gathered between 8,000 and 10,000 people.
The Thursday night event was staged in Crotona Park, which has an authorized capacity of 3,500 people.
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Thousands of Trump supporters waited for hours by the security gates to catch a glimpse of the 45th president at his first event in New York City since 2016.
The event was open to attendees until the very end of Trump’s speech.
Trump national secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed there were 25,000 people in total, while another campaign staffer told The Post they estimated around 10,000 people attended.
The security gates were gradually letting in what appeared to be thousands of individuals, making it difficult to estimate the crowd size.
The park and the area around Trump’s stage had enough space to accommodate more people during his address.
His crew was making an effort to meet the capacity.
Trump adviser Chris LaCivita told The Post that 20,000 people had registered to attend the gathering.
The Post heard guests complain about the park’s limitations in welcoming them.
According to Trump campaign representative Danielle Alvarez, the rally, while not as large as Trump’s Wildwood, NJ, rally two weeks ago, aimed to show that the former commander-in-chief is not “afraid” to appear in historically Democratic voting areas.
The Bronx also provided an opportunity for Trump to meet with New York’s black and Hispanic voters, constituencies that the former president is attracting in unprecedented numbers, according to surveys.
Trump has consistently stated that he hopes to win New York in 2024, after losing by double digits in 2016 and 2020.
