While revelers won’t take to the streets of Times Square this year, the show will go on and people can tune in for the festivities.
For many, the end of 2020 will be a welcome sight, and although there won’t be thousands of revelers lining the streets of New York’s Times Square, the show must go on and people at home can still tune in for the festivities. People have been flocking to Times Square for New Year’s Eve for more than 100 years. This year there will be performers, despite the lack of a live audience because of the pandemic. Along with watching the musical acts, viewers can see the iconic ball drop at midnight. The live broadcast from the Times Square website will begin at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday. It can be streamed on Times Square’s Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as on the website. Those looking to watch on their phones can tune in here, here and here. „No one needs to be reminded of what the dominant news of 2020 has been so far: COVID-19 and a host of racial, economic and climate crises,“ Tim Tompkins, president of the Times Square Alliance, which co-produces the event with Countdown Entertainment, said in a statement.
