Largely empty Times Square rings in 2021
Police officers stand along a mostly empty Seventh Avenue during what would normally be a Times Square packed with people in New York, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, as celebrations have been truncated this New Year's Eve due to the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)Craig Ruttle/AP
Police Officers wear protective masks during the coronavirus pandemic in Times Square Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Frank Franklin II/AP
People pose for photographs while wearing protective masks during the coronavirus pandemic in Times Square Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Frank Franklin II/AP
Pedestrians walk in a nearly empty Times Square ahead of the New Year's Eve celebration Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Frank Franklin II/AP
New York Police officers wear protective masks during the coronavirus pandemic in Times Square Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Frank Franklin II/AP
Pedestrians pass police vehicles near Times Square Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Frank Franklin II/AP
Seventh Avenue is mostly empty during what would normally be a Times Square packed with people, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in New York, as celebrations have been truncated this New Year's Eve due to the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)Craig Ruttle/AP
New York Police officers block a street leaving Times Square ahead of the New Year's Celebration Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Frank Franklin II/AP
A barricade along Eighth Avenue marks a closed off Times Square in New York, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, as celebrations have been truncated this New Year's Eve due to the ongoing pandemic. Those beyond the barricade were previously approved for entry to the area. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)Craig Ruttle/AP
Pedestrians move along Eighth Avenue adjacent to a closed-off Times Square in New York, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, as celebrations have been truncated this New Year's Eve due to the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)Craig Ruttle/AP
Pedestrians pass by and also watch street entertainment on Eighth Avenue, adjacent to a closed-off Times Square in New York, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, as celebrations have been truncated this New Year's Eve due to the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)Craig Ruttle/AP