De Blasio says Times Square celebration 'moving forward' despite omicron surge

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) has said that the city will carry on with its New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square despite spiking COVID-19 cases.

"We want to show that we're moving forward, and we want to show the world that New York City is fighting our way through this," de Blasio said Thursday on NBC's "Today."

While spectators were not permitted at last year's celebration, the mayor's office announced last week that the event to ring in 2022 would allow attendees but be scaled back. Only 15,000 attendees will be permitted, and visitors cannot enter until 3 p.m.

De Blasio said vaccinations combined with social distancing and masking requirements would make the event feasible.

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