Hourly Countdown with the highly coveted MLS Cup trophy. New York City Football Club (NYCFC) – the only Major League Soccer team based in the five boroughs just won its first-ever MLS Cup championship and will join for the 11 p.m.The Associated Press, the world’s oldest and largest news gathering organization, will present their year-in-review news reel highlighting some of the most memorable events of 2021.The Sino-American Friendship Association (“SAFA”) presents a Chinese cultural dance performance from Henan, China.The USO Show Troupe performs “Stand by You”, “Empire State of Mind” and “A Military Salute” to honor the U.S.Liza Koshy performs a fitacular dance performance presented by Planet Fitness.KT Tunstall performs her global chart-topping songs “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” and “Suddenly I See”, along with Tom Petty’s classic, “I Won’t Back Down”, and John Lennon’s “Imagine” just before the Ball Drop at midnight.
New Years Eve World Wide Webcast from Times Square, New York City. Organizers had initially hoped that more than 50,000 revelers would be able to join in, but plans were dramatically scaled back because of widespread infections. Follow New Years Eves profile on Livestream for updates on live. Officials required those attending the spectacle would have to wear masks and show proof of vaccination. New York City reported a record number of new, confirmed cases - nearly 44,000 - on Wednesday and a similar number Thursday, according to New York state figures. have soared to their highest levels on record at over 265,000 per day on average. Confetti lit up by electronic billboards swirled in a light wind on a mild winter night in New York City.ĭoubts swirled about whether the city would have to cancel this year’s bash, as the city posted record numbers of COVID-19 cases in the days leading to it, even as some cities like Atlanta had decided to cancel their own celebrations.ĬOVID-19 cases in the U.S.
The highly anticipated festivities were also broadcast for television and internet audiences, and included a virtual multi-media experience.
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Though the crowds were smaller, the throngs nevertheless stretched for blocks to soak in the celebration, with many traveling from afar to take part. New Year's Eve 2022 invited revelers back to Times Square to watch the Ball Drop in person, with proof of full vaccination and valid photo identification. Last year’s ball drop was closed to the public because of the pandemic. It did so as an uneasy nation tried to muster optimism that the worst days of the pandemic are now behind it - even as public health officials cautioned Friday against unbridled celebrations amid surging COVID-19 infections from the omicron variant. The new year marched across the globe, time zone by time zone, and thousands of New Year's revelers stood shoulder to shoulder in a slight chill to witness a 6-ton ball, encrusted with nearly 2,700 Waterford crystals, descend above a crowd of about 15,000 in-person spectators - far fewer than the many tens of thousands of revelers who usually descend on the world-famous square to bask in the lights and hoopla of the nation’s marquee New Year’s Eve event. NEW YORK - New York City welcomed the new year - and bid good riddance to 2021 - as confetti and cheers spread across Times Square as a New Year's Eve tradition returned to a city beleaguered by a global pandemic.
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