\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/div> \t\t\t\t\tSelena Gomez<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto Courtesy<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tMany other NYPD officers were stationed along Seventh Avenue in the midst of 12-hour shifts. Swift\u2019s nuptials are one of several major weekend events that require complex logistics and security for New York City officials. The FIFA World Cup, the Macy\u2019s Fourth of July Fireworks, and Saturday\u2019s Parade of Tall Ships on the Hudson River are reeling in tourists and revelers, all during a heat wave in the Northeast.<\/p>\n \n\tSeveral \u201cSwifties\u201d were undeterred, including Ryan Weng, who planned to wait for at least three hours. A few years ago, he spent seven hours standing outside of \u201cThe Graham Norton Show\u201d to catch a glimpse of the Eras star. He said that he had recognized the gray Chevrolet SUV that Swift had arrived in. \u201cShe\u2019s influenced to me to do everything. I was born in small town in China, and I took the steps to get close to her. Eventually, I moved to New York to be in the same city with her,\u201d Weng said. \u201cHer songwriting has encouraged me for my entire life. It gives me a lot of hope and really empowers me.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHaving just completed a student academic summer program at Brown University in environmental science, Ashley Li wanted to check out the scene before heading to the airport Thursday night to fly home to China. \u201cI think it is amazing that she is going to have her wedding<\/a> here, and I am now standing right here. It is like a magical connection between me and her,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \n\tAnother student, Cooper Chu, who lives in Shanghai and is enrolled at a summer program at the Juilliard School, was keeping watch nearby. Although he is not a Swift fan, he had volunteered to swing by Madison Garden to try to get a photo for his friend, who is one.<\/p>\n