New York City’s famed New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will proceed, Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed today, but with tighter restrictions due to the Omicron outbreak.Capacity is one big change.
In a normal year, about 58,000 people can stand inside one of the viewing areas enclosed by metal gates and supervised by police officers.
This year, that number will drop to 15,000, and no visitor will be admitted until 3 p.m. ET, which is much later than past years.De Blasio had already said proof of vaccination would be required, and he reiterated that masks will also be a must.ABC execs said the network is still evaluating the effect of the new setup on the production of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.
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