New York City’s Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Going Virtual Due To Pandemic
Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticHappy Distanced New Year. The iconic ball drop celebration in New York’s Times Square will go virtual this year, organizers announced today.“More than ever in these divided and fear-filled times, the world desperately needs to come together symbolically and virtually to celebrate the people and things we love and to look forward with a sense of renewal and new beginnings,” said Tim Tompkins, president of the Times Square Alliance, co-producer of the event with Countdown Entertainment, in a statement.“One thing that will never change is the ticking of time and the arrival of a New Year at midnight on December 31st,” said Tompkins.