New York City's counterterrorism czar expects Times Square to be 'the safest place on the planet Earth' on New Year's Eve.
Olga Lovchu, of Chicago, center right, cheers in Times Square for the New Year's Eve celebration in New York, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. New York City's counterterrorism czar expects Times Square to be "the safest place on the planet Earth" on New Year's Eve.
This year's forecast calls for some clouds, but no rain and none of the bitter cold that iced out spectators two years ago. Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said there are no specific, credible threats to the event, which brings hundreds of thousands of people to midtown Manhattan and attracts millions of TV viewers. Post Malone, BTS and Alanis Morissette are scheduled to perform on stages in the heart of Times Square.
Streets in and around Times Square will be closed to car traffic hours before the ball drops and police cars and sand-filled sanitation trucks will be positioned to stop vehicles from driving into the crowd.
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