Warshaw also points out what most hardened New Yorkers already know – that the people in Times Square on New Year’s Eve are mostly tourists. After local news, “NBC’s New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly” broadcasts from Times Square, and “Voice” coach Gwen Stefani sings.
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A NY police officer helps manage the crowd during the hours leading up to the annual New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in NY.
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Throngs of people were already streaming into the area early in the day, preparing to spend hours outdoors before the official festivities begin with the lighting of the ball at 6 p.m. EST.
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The iconic 60-second countdown to midnight will be enhanced by audio and pyrotechnic effects on the TOSHIBA VISION screen, located directly below the world-famous Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball.
“This was on our bucket list”, Mrs. Milley said as the couple took pictures of themselves using a selfie stick. From everything I’ve heard, it sounds like not the best of times.
There will be roughly 6,000 police officers on hand in this area and also will be a new counter-terrorism unit that consists of more than 500 heavily-armed and specially-trained officers.
“One of the realities…is a new world, because of what happened with ISIS”, de Blasio said.
At least 6,000 patrol officers will be assigned to the festivities. He came even though “I’m scared”, he said.
Before the clock strikes 12, musicians Jessie J, Daya, Maluma, and CNOC will perform hits and a few classic songs before the clock strikes 12.
The Ball is capable of creating a palette of more than 16 million vibrant colors and billions of patterns producing a spectacular kaleidoscope effect atop One Times Square.
City police have been on alert throughout the holiday season, deploying the first 100 officers of the department’s Critical Response Command just three days after the November 13 terror attacks in Paris killed 130 people.
Some in the crowd admitted to being nervous to gather in such a famous location in the weeks after the Paris and San Bernardino attacks.
By SYLVIE CORBET, KRISTEN GELINEAU and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press On a New Year’s Eve haunted by fears of terrorism, a spectacular fire in one of Dubai’s tall towers captured the world’s…
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Ruskin, a former NY detective, says lessons are always learned from attacks overseas.
