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    Times Square will welcome back vaccinated revelers this New Year's Eve

    The party's on, thanks to COVID-19 vaccines. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that Times Square will be open this New Year's Eve to those who are fully vaccinated.
    by Rachel Treisman Nov 16, 2021 1 minute
    Confetti falls at midnight during a virtual New Year's Eve celebration in New York City's Times Square on Jan. 1, 2021. The annual New Year's Eve ball drop event, which typically draws more than 1 million people, was closed to the public due to the COVID-19 risk.

    New York City's Times Square rang in the year 2021 with a virtual ball-dropping celebration, as coronavirus cases climbed across the U.S.

    Now the party's back on, thanks to that Times Square will be open for celebrations this New Year's Eve — but only to fully vaccinated revelers.

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