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 massive effort’: Mayor de Blasio aims to get 1M New Yorkers vaccinated for COVID by end of January
Mayor de Blasio made a bold New Year’s resolution.
He’s aiming to have 1 million New Yorkers vaccinated for COVID by the end of the month — a move that would translate into the city significantly stepping up its vaccination operation.
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,
‘We must be remembered’: Trump uses New Year’s video to take credit for Covid vaccines amid criticism
Donald Trump used a New Year’s Eve video posted on Twitter to take credit for the coronavirus vaccines being injected in arms across the country, saying of his administration “we have to be remembered”.
“By early next year, the vaccine will be available to every American.
HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE! WORLD SAYS A LONG-AWAITED 'GOODBYE' TO 2020
CANBERRA, Australia -- This New Year's Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many bidding farewell to a year they'd prefer to forget.
As the clock struck
The Latest: Tens of thousands on Vegas strip despite warning
LAS VEGAS — Tens of thousands of people were walking on the casino-lined Las Vegas Strip on New Year’s Eve by early evening despite a plea from Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak that people reconsider their plans to go out and celebrate.
NYC Restaurants Can Now Use Their Sidewalks for Selling Food and Takeout
In a minor win for restaurateurs this week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that restaurants and bars can now use a portion of their sidewalk space to accept takeout orders and sell pre-packaged food items as part of the city’s ongoing Open Storefronts program.
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