New York, USA:
New York City will allow crowds to land in Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2022, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, after the pandemic shut down last year’s celebrations.
Hundreds of thousands of revelers will be able to attend the traditional midnight ball drop, De Blasio told reporters, provided they can prove they are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Attendees who are unable to receive the vaccine for medical reasons will have to demonstrate that they received a negative test within 72 hours of the event.
“We wanted it to be big, we wanted it to be full of life, we wanted to be a great celebration of New York,” de Blasio said.
Times Square was mostly empty on New Year’s Eve last year, with only essential workers and invited guests able to watch the ball drop from socially distant areas.
