Photos: Times Square Celebrates 2021 In A Pandemic New Year's Eve Without Crowds - Photo Gallery

Photos: Times Square Celebrates 2021 In A Pandemic New Year's Eve Without Crowds

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Confetti falls into the empty street — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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Only police officers are amidst the empty streets and barriers — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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People on the perimeter of the barricades photograph a waterfall of confetti — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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Countdown to 2021 — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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Instead of real crowds, there are a sea of 'tube men'—those inflatable waving figures at car dealerships—in Times Square — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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Looking at the empty streets through the bars of a barricade — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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A crowd at the perimeter of a barricade — Sachyn Mittal/Shutterstock

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Police officers in the sea of barricades — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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Confetti in the air — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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Polcie officers in the middle of the street — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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A photo of the ball descending — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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A woman in a viewing pen—no one else is around except inflatable figures — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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Empty streets, except for the stages for the performances — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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Jennifer Lopez wears an elaborate 30 foot long coat on stage — Jennifer Lopez performs
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Jennifer Lopez ina white sequined jumpsuit — Jennifer Lopez performs
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A few dozen of pens of special guests were allowed to watch the performances — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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Gloria Gaynor performs — Gloria Gaynor performed "I Will Survive"
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Pitbull performs onstage — Pitbull
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Empty Times Square is set up for the New Year's festivities, with barriers and no crowds — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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A sign tells people that only those with a hologram access card can enter the stages — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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Cyndi Lauper is seen in a monitor — Cyndi Lauper performed
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Empty Times Square is set up for the New Year's festivities, with barriers and no crowds — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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A woman texts while in the viewing pen — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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Empty Times Square is set up for the New Year's festivities, with barriers and no crowds — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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Police officers at a corner with no members of the public around — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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Members of the public had to settle to peering from the perimeter of the barricades — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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A billboard shows Machine Gun Kelly performing — Machine Gun Kelly performed
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Members of the public had to settle to peering from the perimeter of the barricades — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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A relatively empty Times Square with confetti in the air — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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A relatively empty Times Square with confetti in the air — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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A carpet of confetti — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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A billboard in the empty Times Square says "For the city that never sleeps" — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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The mounted unit is the only thing for photographers to take pictures of — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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People frolic in confetti — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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A mound of old snow with confetti on top — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist

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A garbage can that says "Embrace the Absurd" — Gretchen Robinette / Gothamist