New
York had a New Year's Eve party for 15,000 people in Times Square
Jeffrey
Straus is the owner of the party
New
York City held a New Year's Eve party for
15,000 people in Times Square.
The
turn from 2020 to 2021, in Times Square, had a
show, but almost no one could go.
This
time, the public was able to participate, but
instead of almost 60 thousand spectators, as was
the case until 2019, the city hall only allowed 15
thousand people to enter. New York has shrunk the
party because of the omicron variant.
On
Wednesday (29/12), the city registered more than
32 thousand new cases. Nationwide, it was nearly
half a million. And, therefore, only vaccinated
people can enter, and the mask will be mandatory.
But
there's one thing that hasn't changed for over 100
years: New Year's Eve in Times Square is marked by
the fall of the ball. There have already been
eight models. The first, made in 1907, was made of
wood and iron. The current one is much more
modern, with more than 32 thousand LED lamps.
Jeffrey
Straus is the owner of the party. He recalled
that Ball Drop is Broadway's oldest show and said
he can't guarantee 2022 will be better, but he
promised the sky would be filled with thousands of
confetti and wishes for a better year.
Backstage
at the party, the balloons that traditionally
color Times Square are inflated days before the
turn.
A
family is always voluntary. Reporter Carolina
Cimenti asked: “Is next year going to be better?”.
Without
stopping the hard work, the father responds: “Of
course! You can not go wrong".
