Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proof
NEW YORK (AP) — Crowds will once again fill New York’s Times Square this New Year’s Eve, with proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for revelers who want to watch the ball drop in person, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday.
“Yes, we are proud to announce that Times Square, wonderful celebration in Times Square, the ball drop, everything, coming back full strength the way we love it,” de Blasio said at a virtual news briefing. “Hundreds of thousands of people there to celebrate. We can finally get back together again. It’s going to be amazing.”
Keep scrolling for a look back at historical photos of New Year’s Eve in Times Square
Tom Harris, the president of the Times Square Alliance, said all spectators aged 5 and over will be asked to show proof of full vaccination. People who can’t be vaccinated because of a disability will have to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test, he said.
The New Year’s Eve celebration, perhaps the city’s most iconic public gathering, was a socially distant affair during the height of the pandemic last year.
There were no packed crowds of giddy revelers, jammed together cheek-by-jowl. Instead there were mostly empty streets as officials told people to stay home and watch the ball drop on television. Entertainers including Jennifer Lopez performed behind police barricades to small groups made up of essential workers.
With the advent of vaccines, the city’s public celebrations have been on the upswing in 2021. The Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks once again welcomed crowds to gather and watch as fireworks lit up the sky, and some parades have returned to city streets.
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will also be returning to pre-COVID form, with giant balloons guided by volunteer handlers making their way through the event’s Manhattan parade route, instead of the one-block stretch they were kept to last year.
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofAP
New York City's Broadway looking north from Times Square, as thousand of revelers jammed the streets to usher in the New Year, Dec. 31, 1930. (AP Photo)
APNew York City's Broadway looking north from Times Square, as thousand of revelers jammed the streets to usher in the New Year, Dec. 31, 1930. (AP Photo)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofSTF
Workmen are busy putting up wooden frameworks on shop windows around New York's Times Square, Dec. 31, 1938, to guard against broken windows during New Year's Eve crowd. (AP Photo)
STFWorkmen are busy putting up wooden frameworks on shop windows around New York's Times Square, Dec. 31, 1938, to guard against broken windows during New Year's Eve crowd. (AP Photo)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofASSOCIATED PRESS
This is a photo facing north on Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration in New York City on Dec. 31, 1939. (AP Photo)
ASSOCIATED PRESSThis is a photo facing north on Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration in New York City on Dec. 31, 1939. (AP Photo)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofMatty Zimmerman
Just in case there might have been an air raid while the annual New Year's eve gathering in Times Square was being held, the fire department assigned a number of its trucks and men to the district. According to police estimates, it was the largest crowd ever assembled in the heart of the city, Dec. 31, 1941. (AP Photo/Matty Zimmerman)
Matty ZimmermanJust in case there might have been an air raid while the annual New Year's eve gathering in Times Square was being held, the fire department assigned a number of its trucks and men to the district. According to police estimates, it was the largest crowd ever assembled in the heart of the city, Dec. 31, 1941. (AP Photo/Matty Zimmerman)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofMATTY ZIMMERMAN
Revelers wend their way in New York's Times Square to ring in the New Year, Jan. 1, 1942. An estimated half million turned out to celebrate. (AP Photo/Matty Zimmerman)
MATTY ZIMMERMANRevelers wend their way in New York's Times Square to ring in the New Year, Jan. 1, 1942. An estimated half million turned out to celebrate. (AP Photo/Matty Zimmerman)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofASSOCIATED PRESS
This is a photo of the dimmed lights of Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration in New York City on Dec. 31, 1943 during World War II. (AP Photo)
ASSOCIATED PRESSThis is a photo of the dimmed lights of Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration in New York City on Dec. 31, 1943 during World War II. (AP Photo)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofASSOCIATED PRESS
This is a photo looking south from the Marquee of the Hotel Astor during the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York City on Dec. 31, 1958. (AP Photo)
ASSOCIATED PRESSThis is a photo looking south from the Marquee of the Hotel Astor during the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York City on Dec. 31, 1958. (AP Photo)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofHarvey Lippman
A wall-to-wall crowd fills New York's Times Square as "1966" is flashed on the front of the Allied Chemical tower at the stroke of midnight and the old year ends, Dec. 31, 1966. The tower is the former Times Tower with a new facade of white marble making its debut to a New Years Eve crowd. (AP Photo/Harvey Lippman)
Harvey LippmanA wall-to-wall crowd fills New York's Times Square as "1966" is flashed on the front of the Allied Chemical tower at the stroke of midnight and the old year ends, Dec. 31, 1966. The tower is the former Times Tower with a new facade of white marble making its debut to a New Years Eve crowd. (AP Photo/Harvey Lippman)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofLederhandler
New York City Mayor Ed Koch gives the thumbs up sign as he flips a switch to test the Big Apple Ball, Thursday, Dec. 24, 1981 in New York. The mayor was helping to test the red and green lighted apple which will descend on Times Square this New Year?s Eve. The tradition of the ball was established in 1907. (AP Photo/Lederhandler)
LederhandlerNew York City Mayor Ed Koch gives the thumbs up sign as he flips a switch to test the Big Apple Ball, Thursday, Dec. 24, 1981 in New York. The mayor was helping to test the red and green lighted apple which will descend on Times Square this New Year?s Eve. The tradition of the ball was established in 1907. (AP Photo/Lederhandler)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofMarty Lederhandler
Workmen test the New Year's Eve ball, Dec. 29, 1988 in New York. The ball traditionally descends at One Times Square at midnight marking the beginning of the New Year. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
Marty LederhandlerWorkmen test the New Year's Eve ball, Dec. 29, 1988 in New York. The ball traditionally descends at One Times Square at midnight marking the beginning of the New Year. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofMarty Lederhandler
Phil Cicio, an electrician at Artkraft Strauss Sign Corporation, checks the lights on the ball that will drop in New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve, at the company's warehouse in New York, Dec. 26, 1991. The ball weighs 200 pounds, is six feet in diameter and contains 180 white outdoor lamps. The tradition dates back to 1907 when the first ball was lowered from the top of One Times Square, then the New York Times building. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
Marty LederhandlerPhil Cicio, an electrician at Artkraft Strauss Sign Corporation, checks the lights on the ball that will drop in New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve, at the company's warehouse in New York, Dec. 26, 1991. The ball weighs 200 pounds, is six feet in diameter and contains 180 white outdoor lamps. The tradition dates back to 1907 when the first ball was lowered from the top of One Times Square, then the New York Times building. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofADAM NADEL
New Year's Eve revelers wave red-and-yellow Mylar pom-poms Sunday, Dec. 31, 1995, in New York' s Times Square as they wait for midnight and the arrival of the new year. (AP Photo/Adam Nadel)
ADAM NADELNew Year's Eve revelers wave red-and-yellow Mylar pom-poms Sunday, Dec. 31, 1995, in New York' s Times Square as they wait for midnight and the arrival of the new year. (AP Photo/Adam Nadel)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofWALLY SANTANA
FILE - In this Dec. 31, 1996 file photo, Dick Clark broadcasts during New Year's festivities from Times Square in New York. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
WALLY SANTANAFILE - In this Dec. 31, 1996 file photo, Dick Clark broadcasts during New Year's festivities from Times Square in New York. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofMARTY LEDERHANDLER
Times Square Business Improvement District President Brendan Sexton, left, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, second from left, actor and Chairman of New York City 2000 Ron Silver, right rear, and President of Countdown Entertainment Jeffrey A. Straus, right, make a toast at a press conference in New York Monday, Dec. 28, 1998. The Times Square New Year's Eve ball, right, will usher in a brand New Year for the last time on Dec. 31, and will be replaced by the time of the millinneal celebration with a brand new ball made of crystal by Waterford Crystal. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
MARTY LEDERHANDLERTimes Square Business Improvement District President Brendan Sexton, left, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, second from left, actor and Chairman of New York City 2000 Ron Silver, right rear, and President of Countdown Entertainment Jeffrey A. Straus, right, make a toast at a press conference in New York Monday, Dec. 28, 1998. The Times Square New Year's Eve ball, right, will usher in a brand New Year for the last time on Dec. 31, and will be replaced by the time of the millinneal celebration with a brand new ball made of crystal by Waterford Crystal. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofMARK LENNIHAN
The billboards of Times Square glisten over rush hour traffic Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999 in New York. The New Year's Eve ball drop is expected to draw 1.5 million people to Times Square, according to organizers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
MARK LENNIHANThe billboards of Times Square glisten over rush hour traffic Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999 in New York. The New Year's Eve ball drop is expected to draw 1.5 million people to Times Square, according to organizers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofKATHY WILLENS
Actor Ron Silver, standing in for New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, poses in front of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball and '2000' numerals following a test of the lights at a lighting studio in the Bronx where the display is being readied for the turn of the millennium. The mayor was attending a Republican fund-raising luncheon in Washington D.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
KATHY WILLENSActor Ron Silver, standing in for New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, poses in front of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball and '2000' numerals following a test of the lights at a lighting studio in the Bronx where the display is being readied for the turn of the millennium. The mayor was attending a Republican fund-raising luncheon in Washington D.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofMARK LENNIHAN
People celebrating New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square, stand behind 4-foot-tall interlocking metal barricades as police officers patrol the area Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, in New York. With Sept. 11 in mind, police and organizers of the New Year's Eve celebration braced for an expected half-million Times Square revelers ushering in 2002. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
MARK LENNIHANPeople celebrating New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square, stand behind 4-foot-tall interlocking metal barricades as police officers patrol the area Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, in New York. With Sept. 11 in mind, police and organizers of the New Year's Eve celebration braced for an expected half-million Times Square revelers ushering in 2002. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofKATHY WILLENS
Crowds file into Times Square on New Year's Eve, Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, in New York. Under tight security, huge crowds converged on Times Square on Monday to usher in 2002, pay a red, white and blue tribute to the Sept. 11 victims and say goodbye to one of the most terrible years in New York history. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
KATHY WILLENSCrowds file into Times Square on New Year's Eve, Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, in New York. Under tight security, huge crowds converged on Times Square on Monday to usher in 2002, pay a red, white and blue tribute to the Sept. 11 victims and say goodbye to one of the most terrible years in New York history. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofGREGORY BULL
Saki Ohira, center, and Miki Higashi, both of Osaka, Japan, take in the sights during the New Year's Eve party in New York's Times Square Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
GREGORY BULLSaki Ohira, center, and Miki Higashi, both of Osaka, Japan, take in the sights during the New Year's Eve party in New York's Times Square Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofGREGORY BULL
Tony Calvano, president of Landmark Signs, scales the flagpole that will hold the New Year's Eve ball in Times Square Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, in New York City. Calvano was adjusting the rigging atop the 77-foot pole, which sits on the roof of a 24-story building in Times Square. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
GREGORY BULLTony Calvano, president of Landmark Signs, scales the flagpole that will hold the New Year's Eve ball in Times Square Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, in New York City. Calvano was adjusting the rigging atop the 77-foot pole, which sits on the roof of a 24-story building in Times Square. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofTINA FINEBERG
A New Year's Eve hat, confetti, and other debris from New Year's Eve festivities is seen on a side street sidewalk in New York's Times Square early Saturday morning Jan. 1, 2005. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
TINA FINEBERGA New Year's Eve hat, confetti, and other debris from New Year's Eve festivities is seen on a side street sidewalk in New York's Times Square early Saturday morning Jan. 1, 2005. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofHenny Ray Abrams
Toni Braxton performs with her back-up dancers on the Countdown Stage in Times Square as part of the New Year's Eve celebrations, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
Henny Ray AbramsToni Braxton performs with her back-up dancers on the Countdown Stage in Times Square as part of the New Year's Eve celebrations, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofSeth Wenig
Jennifer and Jack Westbrook kiss just after the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve in Times Square in New York, Monday, Jan. 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Seth WenigJennifer and Jack Westbrook kiss just after the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve in Times Square in New York, Monday, Jan. 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofJason DeCrow
From left, Cynthia Ayers, her son Julian Ayers, 12, both of New York, N.Y., and Paul Higgins of San Diego, Calif., cheer during the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Jason DeCrowFrom left, Cynthia Ayers, her son Julian Ayers, 12, both of New York, N.Y., and Paul Higgins of San Diego, Calif., cheer during the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofJulie Jacobson
While waiting for the countdown to midnight, from right, Lavesha Parker, Lindsay LeGrand, and Mary Jane Le Grand, all of Columbia, S.C. get a glimpse of various celebrities arriving and exiting the main stage during New Year's Eve festivities on Times Square Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Julie JacobsonWhile waiting for the countdown to midnight, from right, Lavesha Parker, Lindsay LeGrand, and Mary Jane Le Grand, all of Columbia, S.C. get a glimpse of various celebrities arriving and exiting the main stage during New Year's Eve festivities on Times Square Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofMary Altaffer
New York City police officers stand guardurd during the New Year's Eve celebration in New York's Times Square, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Mary AltafferNew York City police officers stand guardurd during the New Year's Eve celebration in New York's Times Square, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofJohn Minchillo
Revelers cheer behind police barricades in Times Square in anticipation of midnight on New Year's Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, in New York. Some revelers, wearing party hats and "2012" glasses, began camping out Saturday morning, as workers readied bags stuffed with hundreds of balloons and technicians put colored filters on klieg lights. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
John MinchilloRevelers cheer behind police barricades in Times Square in anticipation of midnight on New Year's Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, in New York. Some revelers, wearing party hats and "2012" glasses, began camping out Saturday morning, as workers readied bags stuffed with hundreds of balloons and technicians put colored filters on klieg lights. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofCharles Sykes
Lady Gaga performs in Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration, in New York, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
Charles SykesLady Gaga performs in Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration, in New York, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofCharles Sykes
Justin Bieber and Carlos Santana, right, perform in Times Square during New Year's Eve celebrations, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
Charles SykesJustin Bieber and Carlos Santana, right, perform in Times Square during New Year's Eve celebrations, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofCharles Sykes
Psy and MC Hammer perform in Times Square during New Year's Eve celebrations on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Charles SykesPsy and MC Hammer perform in Times Square during New Year's Eve celebrations on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofCharles Sykes
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg dances with the Radio City Rockettes in Times Square during New Year's celebrations on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Charles SykesNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg dances with the Radio City Rockettes in Times Square during New Year's celebrations on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofCharles Sykes
In this Dec. 31, 2013 file photo, Miley Cyrus performs in Times Square during New Year's Eve celebrations in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Charles SykesIn this Dec. 31, 2013 file photo, Miley Cyrus performs in Times Square during New Year's Eve celebrations in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofKathy Willens
Veronica Boshen and Brittany Wells, of Allentown, Pa., pose for a photo with their 2014 glasses while waiting for the celebration to begin in Times Square on New Year's Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Kathy WillensVeronica Boshen and Brittany Wells, of Allentown, Pa., pose for a photo with their 2014 glasses while waiting for the celebration to begin in Times Square on New Year's Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofCraig Ruttle
The New Year's Eve ball is photographed high above Times Square before midnight during New Year's Eve festivities in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Craig RuttleThe New Year's Eve ball is photographed high above Times Square before midnight during New Year's Eve festivities in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofJulio Cortez
A New York Police helicopter patrols over Times Square during New Year's Eve celebrations, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Julio CortezA New York Police helicopter patrols over Times Square during New Year's Eve celebrations, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofJulio Cortez
Patricia Marin waits for the arrival of the new year at Times Square, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Julio CortezPatricia Marin waits for the arrival of the new year at Times Square, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofCraig Ruttle
Revelers enjoy confetti in Times Square after midnight during New Year's Eve festivities in New York, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Craig RuttleRevelers enjoy confetti in Times Square after midnight during New Year's Eve festivities in New York, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofMary Altaffer
A police officer, right, walks past revelers playing with confetti in New York's Times Square after the New Year's Eve celebration as seen from the Marriott Marquis hotel, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Mary AltafferA police officer, right, walks past revelers playing with confetti in New York's Times Square after the New Year's Eve celebration as seen from the Marriott Marquis hotel, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofMary Altaffer
Revelers celebrate the new year as confetti flies over New York's Times Square as seen from the Marriott Marquis, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Mary AltafferRevelers celebrate the new year as confetti flies over New York's Times Square as seen from the Marriott Marquis, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofJulio Cortez
A reveler sings along to a musical act during the New Year's Eve celebration at Times Square, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Julio CortezA reveler sings along to a musical act during the New Year's Eve celebration at Times Square, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofBrent N. Clarke
Mariah Carey performs on stage at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
Brent N. ClarkeMariah Carey performs on stage at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofBrent N. Clarke
Senator Bernie Sanders attends the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
Brent N. ClarkeSenator Bernie Sanders attends the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofAP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File
FILE — Confetti falls as people celebrate the new year in New York's Times Square, Jan. 1, 2017. Crowds will once again fill New York's Times Square this New Year's Eve, with proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for revelers who want to watch the ball drop in person, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, FileFILE — Confetti falls as people celebrate the new year in New York's Times Square, Jan. 1, 2017. Crowds will once again fill New York's Times Square this New Year's Eve, with proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for revelers who want to watch the ball drop in person, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.
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Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proofCraig Ruttle
FILE — Confetti flies after the Times Square New Year's Eve ball drops in a nearly empty Times Square, in New York, early Jan. 1, 2021, as the area normally packed with revelers remained closed off due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Crowds will once again fill New York's Times Square this New Year's Eve, with proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for revelers who want to watch the ball drop in person, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
Craig RuttleFILE — Confetti flies after the Times Square New Year's Eve ball drops in a nearly empty Times Square, in New York, early Jan. 1, 2021, as the area normally packed with revelers remained closed off due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Crowds will once again fill New York's Times Square this New Year's Eve, with proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for revelers who want to watch the ball drop in person, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
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