Tag: New Year’s Eve

NSW Police, Ambos Urge Common Sense on NYE

NSW Police and ambulance are urging partygoers celebrating New Year’s Eve to exercise common sense, with one million revellers expected to descend on Sydney Harbour. Assistant Police Commissioner Anthony Cooke said enjoyment of the night after almost three years of enforced social restrictions due to the pandemic need not be excessive. “It will be all…


LIVE NOW: Times Square Tests New Year’s Eve Confetti

Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, the co-organizers of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration, are going to throw handfuls of multicolored confetti from the Hard Rock Cafe marquee in Manhattan at 11:00 a.m. ET on Dec. 29, as part of the annual confetti test ahead of the release of 1.5 tons of confetti at…


Times Square Tests New Year’s Eve Confetti

Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, the co-organizers of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration, are going to throw handfuls of multicolored confetti from the Hard Rock Cafe marquee in Manhattan at 11:00 a.m. ET on Dec. 29, as part of the annual confetti test ahead of the release of 1.5 tons of confetti at…


Airbnb Bans Some New Year’s Eve Bookings

LOS ANGELES—Airbnb is putting in place policies to prevent disruptive parties over New Year’s Eve weekend, continuing an effort to encourage safe and responsible travel during a time when some people are more inclined to throw unauthorized parties, the company announced Dec. 8. The ban on certain one-night bookings during New Year’s Eve for home…


Thousands Pay Respects As Slain Cleveland Officer Is Laid to Rest

The end of watch came for Cleveland police officer Shane Bartek the evening of New Year’s Eve, but thousands of people were able to pay their respects and say their final goodbyes on Jan. 11. In cold temperatures near the shores of Lake Erie, Bartek’s funeral procession passed dozens of police cruisers. His twin sister…


New Year’s Eve Fireworks Kill Men in Germany, Austria

BERLIN—Exploding fireworks killed two men on New Year’s Eve, one in Germany and the other in Austria, local media reported Saturday. A 37-year-old man died in Hennef near Germany’s western city of Bonn. A 39-year-old was severely injured in the same incident and taken to the hospital. In Austria, a 23-year-old man died southwest of…


Fun Facts About New Year’s Eve in Times Square

NEW YORK—It’s been a New York City tradition since 1907: thousands of New Yorkers and tourists pack themselves into Times Square in Manhattan on New Year’s Eve, stand in the cold for hours with no bathrooms, and wait for a huge ball to drop at the stroke of midnight. The city said it would limit…


UK Could See Mildest New Year’s Eve on Record

The UK could see the mildest New Year’s Eve on record, with sunshine in some areas, after what is likely to be one of the dullest Decembers ever. But despite the sun, revellers in some parts of the UK will have to brace for heavy showers in the evening. Met Office meteorologist Rachel Ayers said…


Orange County Offers Free Bus Rides on New Year’s Eve

ORANGE, Calif.—Orange County Transportation Agency (OCTA) is helping residents ring in the New Year safely by providing free fares on buses from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1. For 20 years, OCTA has been offering free New Year’s Eve bus rides, with over 162,000 boardings recorded. For this New Year, the special service will run from…


Easy Entertaining: A New Year’s Eve Cocktail Party

To celebrate New Year’s Eve this year, my friends and I are splitting up. The entertaining, that is—I’ll be hosting a cocktail party at my home during the early part of the evening, and then the celebrations will continue at theirs for dinner and beyond, or until after midnight. Brilliant, I say! Don’t underestimate the…