Bomb-sniffing dogs? Check. Times Square crowd? Not this year
The revelry and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds that typify Times Square on New Year’s Eve were replaced by empty streets and an eerie quiet. Author: Associated Press Updated: 6:19 AM EST January 1, 2021
NEW YORK Gone were the revelry and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds that typify Times Square on New Year s Eve, replaced by empty streets and an eerie quiet as the final moments of 2020 ticked away.
This was New Year s Eve in the age of COVID-19.
Crowd control gave way to crowd prevention, as police closed the Crossroads of the World to vehicles and onlookers hoping to catch a glimpse of the glittering, crystal ball that still descended down a flagpole to mark the stroke of midnight. Would-be partygoers were urged to watch the ball drop on television.
Bomb-sniffing dogs? Check. Times Square crowd? Not this year
The revelry and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds that typify Times Square on New Year’s Eve were replaced by empty streets and an eerie quiet. Author: Associated Press Updated: 6:19 AM EST January 1, 2021
NEW YORK Gone were the revelry and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds that typify Times Square on New Year s Eve, replaced by empty streets and an eerie quiet as the final moments of 2020 ticked away.
This was New Year s Eve in the age of COVID-19.
Crowd control gave way to crowd prevention, as police closed the Crossroads of the World to vehicles and onlookers hoping to catch a glimpse of the glittering, crystal ball that still descended down a flagpole to mark the stroke of midnight. Would-be partygoers were urged to watch the ball drop on television.
Bomb-sniffing dogs? Check. Times Square crowd? Not this year
The revelry and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds that typify Times Square on New Year’s Eve were replaced by empty streets and an eerie quiet. Author: Associated Press Updated: 4:19 AM MST January 1, 2021
NEW YORK Gone were the revelry and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds that typify Times Square on New Year s Eve, replaced by empty streets and an eerie quiet as the final moments of 2020 ticked away.
This was New Year s Eve in the age of COVID-19.
Crowd control gave way to crowd prevention, as police closed the Crossroads of the World to vehicles and onlookers hoping to catch a glimpse of the glittering, crystal ball that still descended down a flagpole to mark the stroke of midnight. Would-be partygoers were urged to watch the ball drop on television.