Spending time in NYC on New Year's Eve was certainly a first for me. There definitely were MANY tourists (in fact, most of the people there were tourists). There were many police directing traffic and there were no-parking signs all over the area. As the area around Times Square was filling up, police blocked off roads from traffic and when it got really crowded that block was closed off to any more pedestrians even! When the next street filled up, same thing. If you want to get really close to see the ball drop, I would suggest getting there a good few hours in advance. The Times Square subway station was closed off as well, so you had to get on or off at a stop before or after.
The streets were filled with vendors selling New Year's and 2015 paraphernalia and other general party goods.
There were vendors at every corner for blocks tooting their party horns trying to get people walking by to buy from them which got really annoying after a few hours, but it was nice to be around the festive spirit that filled the streets. Happy New Year!
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| you can see the road blockades already blocking all vehicles and soon even pedestrians |
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| old escalator in Macy's |
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| inside Macy's |
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| demonic owl at Herald Square |
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| at Herald Square |
view of the Empire State Building
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