Scaled Back New Year's Eve Celebration Held In Times Square Amid COVID Spike

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Revelers gather ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square thwarting off fears of the Omicron CoronaVirus variant on December 31, 2021 in New York City. Despite record numbers of COVID-19 cases across the city and nationwide, New York City is moving forward with New Years Eve celebrations. On average, about one million revelers are drawn to the Times Square to watch performances and celebrate. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: A person clears a check point ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square thwarting off fears of the Omicron CoronaVirus variant on December 31, 2021 in New York City. Despite record numbers of COVID-19 cases across the city and nationwide, New York City is moving forward with New Years Eve celebrations. On average, about one million revelers are drawn to the Times Square to watch performances and celebrate. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Revelers gather ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square thwarting off fears of the Omicron CoronaVirus variant on December 31, 2021 in New York City. Despite record numbers of COVID-19 cases across the city and nationwide, New York City is moving forward with New Years Eve celebrations. On average, about one million revelers are drawn to the Times Square to watch performances and celebrate. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Revelers gather ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square thwarting off fears of the Omicron CoronaVirus variant on December 31, 2021 in New York City. Despite record numbers of COVID-19 cases across the city and nationwide, New York City is moving forward with New Years Eve celebrations. On average, about one million revelers are drawn to the Times Square to watch performances and celebrate. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Revelers gather ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square thwarting off fears of the Omicron CoronaVirus variant on December 31, 2021 in New York City. Despite record numbers of COVID-19 cases across the city and nationwide, New York City is moving forward with New Years Eve celebrations. On average, about one million revelers are drawn to the Times Square to watch performances and celebrate. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Revelers gather ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square thwarting off fears of the Omicron CoronaVirus variant on December 31, 2021 in New York City. Despite record numbers of COVID-19 cases across the city and nationwide, New York City is moving forward with New Years Eve celebrations. On average, about one million revelers are drawn to the Times Square to watch performances and celebrate. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Revelers gather ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square thwarting off fears of the Omicron CoronaVirus variant on December 31, 2021 in New York City. Despite record numbers of COVID-19 cases across the city and nationwide, New York City is moving forward with New Years Eve celebrations. On average, about one million revelers are drawn to the Times Square to watch performances and celebrate. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Revelers gather ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square thwarting off fears of the Omicron CoronaVirus variant on December 31, 2021 in New York City. Despite record numbers of COVID-19 cases across the city and nationwide, New York City is moving forward with New Years Eve celebrations. On average, about one million revelers are drawn to the Times Square to watch performances and celebrate. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 31: Revelers react during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2022 Celebration on December 31, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 31: The Sino-American Friendship Association presents a Chinese cultural performance from Henan, China during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2022 Celebration on December 31, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 31: Revelers in masks and 2022 glasses attend the Times Square New Year's Eve 2022 Celebration on December 31, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 31: Ashanti (L) and Ja Rule perform onstage during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2022 Celebration on December 31, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Revelers at Times Square wait for the midnight ball drop during the New Year's Eve celebration on December 31, 2021 in New York City. Despite record numbers of COVID-19 cases across the city and nationwide, New York City is moving forward with New Years Eve celebrations. On average, about one million revelers are drawn to the Times Square to watch performances and celebrate. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 31: Revelers attend the Times Square New Year's Eve 2022 Celebration on December 31, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 31: Mayor-elect Eric Adams attends the Times Square New Year's Eve 2022 Celebration on December 31, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 31: A view of the crowd during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2022 Celebration on December 31, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 31: A view of the crowd during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2022 Celebration on December 31, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: The New Year's Eve ball drops in Times Square on December 31, 2021 in New York City. Despite record numbers of COVID-19 cases across the city and nationwide, New York City is moving forward with New Years Eve celebrations. On average, about one million revelers are drawn to the Times Square to watch performances and celebrate. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 1: The New Year's Eve Ball touches down to mark the beginning of the new year on January 1, 2022 in New York City. People began celebrating New Year's Eve at Times Square in 1904, in 1907 the New Year's Eve Ball made its first descent from the flagpole at One Times Square. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Despite COVID-19 Surge, NYC Holds Annual New Years Eve Celebration In Times Square

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 1: A couple kisses at Times Square during New Year celebrations on January 1, 2022 in New York City. Despite record numbers of COVID-19 cases across the city and nationwide, New York City is moving forward with New Years Eve celebrations. On average, about one million revelers are drawn to the Times Square to watch performances and celebrate. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)