Showing posts with label New Year Eve. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Year Eve. Show all posts
Thursday, December 31, 2020
After a year like no other, New York's Times Square empties out on New Year's Eve
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Only a handful of invited guests, including health care workers and others from the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, will gather on Thursday evening in New York's Times Square to witness the dropping of the New Year's Eve ball, marking the end of a sobering 2020 and a hopeful start to 2021.
Thank God it's 2021! Year of the pandemic ends with the ball drop in an deserted Times Square, a very small fireworks display and Bill de Blasio dancing with wife Chirlane as millions of Americans are forced to stay home
Hello 2021, and goodbye 2020! The year of the COVID-19 pandemic has officially ended with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dropping the ball in an eerily empty Times Square as millions of Americans watched the annual event from home.
A New Year's like no other – how 2021 was welcomed in around the world
Fireworks soared into the sky above the Sydney Opera House, but the harbour below was a deserted ghost town, a fittingly creepy send-off for a year that will not be missed.
And while some Australian state capitals enjoyed restricted displays,
How to watch the Times Square Ball Drop on New Year’s Eve online and on TV
How to watch the ball drop in a year that’s dropped the ball.
Times Square will be unfortunately closed to the public tonight over coronavirus concerns, marking the first time the locale’s been empty on New Year’s Eve since 1907.
New Year's Eve Street and Subway Closures Around Times Square (But Don't Go Anyway)
Don't go to Times Square for the New Year's Eve ball drop this year -- there's a pandemic, there are rules about crowds, and it's supposed to rain anyway.
But on the off chance you have some essential reason
World takes in muted New Year’s Eve under Covid shadow
In Sydney the fireworks soared into the sky above the Opera House, but the harbour below was empty. In New York, Times Square was mostly deserted. No light show illuminated Beijing from the top of the TV tower.
Covid pandemic dampens New Year celebrations around the world
Fireworks displays and other public gatherings have been cancelled from Sydney to New York.
Festivities are being particularly muted in Europe, amid fears over a new more contagious strain of the disease .
How to Watch Times Square New Year’s Eve 2021 Free Online
Times Square in New York City will be closed to the public this New Year’s Eve — but you’ll be able to live-stream the festivities, including the famous 2021 ball drop and musical performances, for free.
Live Updates: New Year's Eve celebrations kick off around the world amid coronavirus pandemic
Times Square in New York City was missing its usual enormous New Year's Eve crowd on Thursday night as the coronavirus pandemic continued to disrupt life -- but the traditional ball drop at midnight to welcome the new year was still expected.
New Year's Eve Livestream 2021: Watch Times Square Ball Drop Online and on TV
For many, the end of 2020 will be a welcome sight, and although there won't be thousands of revelers lining the streets of New York's Times Square, the show must go on and people at home can still tune in for the festivities.
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