Even as COVID cases rise, preparations continue in Times Square for the most famous New Year’s Eve celebration in the world. Now, there are calls to cancel the event as have other major cities.
On Thursday, organizers will test the bedazzled ball. A day earlier, they checked on the airworthiness of the confetti.
The modified celebration is moving ahead despite a call from City Councilman Mark Levine, who chairs the health committee, to cancel it as other cities like Rome, Paris, and Tokyo have done. Levine and others fear that it could become a superspreader event.to cancel his performance. Chloe also canceled, although she hasn’t commented on why.
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