New York City's famous New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will implement additional safety measures this year as COVID-19 cases rise statewide, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday.
New York City's famous New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will implement additional safety measures this year as COVID-19 cases rise statewide, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday.
Visitors will not be allowed into Times Square until 3:00 p.m. local time, which is much later than previous years, according to the mayor's office. "New York is the best place in the world to celebrate New Year's Eve and now it will be one of the safest against COVID as well," Mayor-elect Eric Adams said in a statement. "The Mayor has made the right move to take precautionary measures as we learn to live with COVID and fight the Omicron variant—and New Yorkers and visitors alike can now enjoy Times Square and the rest of our city as we ring in 2022.
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