{"id":124341,"date":"2021-12-23T23:11:07","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T23:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=124341"},"modified":"2021-12-23T23:11:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T23:11:07","slug":"de-blasio-scales-back-times-square-new-years-eve-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/de-blasio-scales-back-times-square-new-years-eve-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"De Blasio scales back Times Square New Year&#x27;s Eve celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/912e2977-d44d-4c14-94d9-186d7c1260ae\/0f1bd173-bc74-4fb0-a9ca-e9952a130d6a\/1280x720\/match\/931\/524\/image.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\"><\/p>\n<h4>Dr. Siegel: Biden admin wasn&#8217;t prepared for omicron variant<\/h4>\n<p>Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel provides reaction and analysis to President Biden&#8217;s comments on the emergence of the omicron variant. He then discusses COVID treatment pills and a vaccine developed by the U.S. Army. <\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that the New Year&#8217;s Eve celebration in Times Square will again feature a very different look.<\/p>\n<p>Those who want to attend this year&#8217;s New Year festivities in the Big Apple will have to be fully vaccinated, wear face masks and practice social distancing measures amid the spread of the omicron COVID-19 variant.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/640\/320\/deblasio.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\"><\/p>\n<p>\n      Mayor de Blasio leaves after making an announcement at Delacorte Theater in Central Park in New York on March 16, 2021. (Lev Radin\/Sipa USA)\n      <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;New Yorkers have stepped up tremendously over the past year \u2013 we are leading the way on vaccinations, we have reopened safely, and every day we work toward building a recovery for all of us,&#8221; de Blasio said of the changes. &#8220;There is a lot to celebrate, and these additional safety measures will keep the fully vaccinated crowd safe and healthy as we ring in the New Year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>De Blasio traveled to Brooklyn Thursday to present a $10,950,000 check for the preservation and restoration of the Old Stone House, where he claimed the onslaught of omicron will &#8220;be over soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/640\/320\/NYE-times-square-2022-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\"><\/p>\n<p>\n      The 2022 sign that will be lit on top of a building on New Year&#8217;s Eve is displayed in Times Square, New York on Monday.<br \/>\n      <span>(AP\/Seth Wenig)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s gonna be a tough few weeks, but it will only be a few weeks,&#8221; de Blasio said at a press conference. &#8220;Omicron has come on real fast, but it will be over soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are not shutting down, we are not falling back, we&#8217;re gonna fight our way through this,&#8221; he added, touting coronavirus booster shots.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/640\/320\/NYC-iStock.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\"><\/p>\n<p>\n      New York, New York<br \/>\n      <span>(iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in the city. According to the New York Times, the city reported nearly 17,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News reached out to de Blasio&#8217;s office but did not receive an immediate response.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/de-blasio-scales-back-times-square-new-years-eve-celebration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Siegel: Biden admin wasn&#8217;t prepared for omicron variant Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel provides reaction and analysis to President Biden&#8217;s comments on [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":124340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>De Blasio scales back Times Square New Year&#x27;s Eve celebration - 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