Eder López thinks that he will sell more churros and coffee in this kiosk with the arrival of more tourists to the big apple to celebrate the new year.
“This is good news. With tourists coming from Europe, the economy is already improving and with the opening of the normal new year it will be better, “said López.
This is the first year after the pandemic that thousands of people will be able to gather in the heart of the city to wait for the ball to fall and the new year.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that they will allow the celebration to take place as long as spectators over the age of five show their vaccination card or those who have a vaccination exception will have to wear masks and show a negative test for the virus. .
In a message on social networks, the City showed images of the mayor at a ceremony in Brooklyn where he announced the New Year’s celebration in Times Square.
BREAKING: @NYCMayor announces that New Year’s Eve in @TimesSquareNYC is BACK at Brooklyn Borough Hall #inBrooklyn.
We have fun. https://t.co/whheEaB3kC pic.twitter.com/nIkOjd0vwa
— City of New York (@nycgov) November 16, 2021
And security will be checking this at the entrance.
For Eder, it was time for things to return to normal because the business where he works suffered many losses during the pandemic and barely survived … he was one of the few, he says.
“It is the only Kiosk that was left. Behind there were six other Kiosks and we are the only ones left… it was slow, it was difficult but it has already improved a lot ”.
With the announcement of the city, some think that it is not yet time for mass events to take place, whether they are vaccinated or not …
“Because of the pandemic, I think that it is not yet time for it to be done … well, it is fear for the pandemic to come,” said a pedestrian in Times Square.
-Wouldn’t you come to celebrate?
-“No”.
But others like Oscar agree with Eder that this event should take place.
Despite the fact that Oscar lost several relatives to the coronavirus, he says he believes in the vaccine and that it is time for the city that never sleeps to celebrate again.
“We have not been doing it for more or less for two years now. It is time as he told you, if you are afraid, stay home or take the vaccine, but if you go out, put on the mask, ”said Oscar.
For most people who want to ring in the New Year in the heart of the Big Apple, they just have to present their proof of vaccination and ID card that day.
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