New Year Ball Nyc

New york s times square new year s eve ball drop will be virtual this year to accommodate for living under the pandemic in a preliminary teaser of what was to come on dec.

New year ball nyc. New york city s time square will host virtual new year s eve ball drop event organizers for the annual celebration said the ball drop to ring in 2021 will happen visually virtually and safely. The iconic ball first dropped to ring in the year 1907. Et and resting at midnight to signal the start of the new year.

New york city s times square to host virtual new year s eve ball drop. This file photo shows the new year s eve ball as it is raised at 1 times square in new york city on dec. 31 the alliance said.

According to the ny post the new year s eve celebration in times square will be without a crowd for the first time in 114 years. The times square ball is a time ball located in new york city s times square located on the roof of one times square the ball is a prominent part of a new year s eve celebration in times square commonly referred to as the ball drop where the ball descends down a specially designed flagpole beginning at 11 59 00 p m. Confetti falls during a new year s celebration in new york s times square.

Courtesy times square alliance ryan paraggio. Alec snyder cnn published 24th september 2020. Ring in the coronavirus new year.

One thing that will never. In the latest covid 19 induced blow to big apple traditions officials. Annual times square ball drop goes online this year at met cancels its 2020 21 season.

In previous years crowds lined up hours ahead of time while hotels and restaurants with a view of one times square the. For the first time since the ball drop tradition began in 1907 crowds won t flood new york city s times square to count down the new year but the show does go on. Here comes another change due to covid 19 for 2020.