Ball Drops On An Empty Times Square
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 31: Police patrol an empty Times Square prior to New Year’s Eve celebrations on December 31, 2020, in New York City. The NYPD has advised the public to stay away from Times Square this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, shutting down the streets to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. A small group of invited first responders and essential workers will instead be permitted to watch the ball drop while socially distancing. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
New York’s iconic Times Square was mostly empty as the ball dropped to ring in 2021. New York’s Seventh Avenue was barricaded off, but small groups of partygoers – some wearing glittery masks – gathered around the perimeter to celebrate.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray pushed the button to start the ball drop. Most of the TV networks kept their cameras pointed upwards to avoid shots of the empty streets below.
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