New Year's Eve in Times Square still on, with smaller crowd
3 years ago

New Year's Eve in Times Square still on, with smaller crowd

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Next week's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will still go on, just not with as many revelers as usual because of COVID-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. Little more than a month ago, de Blasio gleefully announced that a fully vaccinated crowd of hundreds of thousands of people would be back at the iconic celebration after it was limited last year to small groups of essential workers. On New Year's Eve last year, Times Square was mostly empty, with Jennifer Lopez and other artists performing behind police barricades to small groups made up of essential workers.

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Videos show pro-Palestinian protesters marching towards NYC's Times Square amid New Year's celebrations
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Videos show pro-Palestinian protesters marching towards NYC's Times Square amid New Year's celebrations

Hindustan Times  

Videos on X show pro-Palestinian protesters marching towards Times Square, where a grand New Year’s celebration is taking place. Videos show a huge mob holding Palestine flags moving towards the New York City plaza, where the iconic ball drop takes place. Videos on X show pro-Palestinian protesters marching towards Times Square, where a grand New Year’s celebration is taking place …

Revelers prepare to pack into Times Square for annual New Year’s Eve ball drop
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Revelers prepare to pack into Times Square for annual New Year’s Eve ball drop

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The confetti has been tested for airiness. At a security briefing Friday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said there were “no specific threats” to the annual New Year’s Eve bash, which is expected to draw tens of thousands of people to the heart of midtown Manhattan on Sunday. “But as we saw last year, after having …

Air in Times Square filled with colored paper as organizers test New Year’s Eve confetti
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Air in Times Square filled with colored paper as organizers test New Year’s Eve confetti

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Visitors to Times Square got a small preview of New York City’s famed New Year’s Eve party on Friday, as the event’s organizers heaved handfuls of colored paper skyward in a promotional event to test their confetti. We got to make sure it’s going to float.” While the test may have been more promotional than practical, the …

Watch live: Confetti test held in Times Square ahead of New Year’s Eve
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch live: Confetti test held in Times Square ahead of New Year’s Eve

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch live as a confetti …

Eric Adams predicts pro-Palestine protestors might 'do bad things’ at Times Square NYE ball drop but NYPD is ready
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Eric Adams predicts pro-Palestine protestors might 'do bad things’ at Times Square NYE ball drop but NYPD is ready

Hindustan Times  

As we bid farewell to 2023, New York City prepares for the iconic New Year's Eve ball drop at Times Square. Mayor Eric Adams expresses concern about potential disruptions by Pro-Palestine protestors, citing previous incidents at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. “They’re going to be on alert for something different than what we’ve had …

New York City Rings In 2022 With Times Square Ball Drop Amid Smaller Crowd And COVID
2 years, 11 months ago

New York City Rings In 2022 With Times Square Ball Drop Amid Smaller Crowd And COVID

Huff Post  

People gather during New Year's Eve celebrations at Times Square in New York City on New Year's Eve. YUKI IWAMURA via Getty Images NEW YORK — New York City welcomed the new year — and bid good riddance to 2021 — as confetti and cheers spread across Times Square as a New Year’s Eve tradition returned to a city beleaguered …

New York City ushers in 2022 with ball drop in Times Square
2 years, 11 months ago

New York City ushers in 2022 with ball drop in Times Square

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City welcomed the new year — and bid good riddance to 2021 — as confetti and cheers spread across Times Square as a New Year’s Eve tradition returned to a city beleaguered by a global pandemic. The new year marched across the globe, time zone by time zone, and thousands of New Year’s revelers stood …

Revelers await return to NYC's Times Square to usher in 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

Revelers await return to NYC's Times Square to usher in 2022

The Independent  

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Decision on Times Square New Year’s Eve event due this week
3 years ago

Decision on Times Square New Year’s Eve event due this week

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The fate of the annual New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be decided this week. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday a decision will be made by Christmas on whether to hold the event as in previous years before the pandemic, now that the omicron variant is spreading rapidly through the city …

Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proof
3 years, 1 month ago

Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proof

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Crowds will once again fill New York’s Times Square this New Year’s Eve, with proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for revelers who want to watch the ball drop in person, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. “Yes, we are proud to announce that Times Square, wonderful celebration in Times Square, the ball drop, everything, coming back full …

After a year like this, expect a strange New Year’s Eve
3 years, 11 months ago

After a year like this, expect a strange New Year’s Eve

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — If ever a year’s end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might be it. Pope Francis will skip his typical Dec. 31 visit to the Vatican’s life-sized Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square and plans to deliver his New Year’s Day blessing indoors, to prevent crowds from gathering. New Year’s Eve is one of the busiest days …

New York's Times Square to Sydney Harbor, World Looks Forward to TV-only New Year Celebrations
3 years, 11 months ago

New York's Times Square to Sydney Harbor, World Looks Forward to TV-only New Year Celebrations

News 18  

If ever a year’s end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might be it. From New York’s Times Square to Sydney Harbor, big public blowouts are being turned into TV-only shows and digital events. Days ahead of the ball drop in Times Square, it clearly wasn’t New Year’s as usual at the Crossroads of the World. New Year’s Eve will …

Gloria Gaynor to perform at Times Square New Year’s Eve
4 years ago

Gloria Gaynor to perform at Times Square New Year’s Eve

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be a celebration of perseverance, honoring essential workers and featuring Gloria Gaynor singing her anthem, “I Will Survive,” organizers said Tuesday. The broadcasts that usually set up shop in Times Square will be there, including “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021,” which will have …

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