# Times Square on New Year's Eve, 2020

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-square-on-new-years-eve-2020/928798>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 24, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-square-on-new-years-eve-2020/928798 "2020-12-24T08:07:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-square-on-new-years-eve-2020/928798/1 "2020-12-24T08:07:30Z")

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How will Times Square be different this year, due to COVID? I can’t imagine people being 6 feet apart. Will they stupidly take everyone’s temperature? Will masks be mandatory?

When I was there, decades ago, the crowd was packed so tightly that you could raise your feet and still be supported by the bodies around you.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-square-on-new-years-eve-2020/928798/2 "2020-12-24T10:18:01Z")

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If ever an event should be cancelled.

and New York is a lot smarter than many other places:

> [Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.timessquarenyc.org/times-square-new-years-eve), **NYE 2021** will NOT be open to the public this **year** — but we hope all of you will enjoy the virtual celebrations safely from the comfort of your own home.