NEW YORK, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Organizers of the famed New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Celebration are bringing the world’s biggest party right to your home, live and direct from the crossroads of the world, Times Square. Jamestown, owner of One Times Square – home of the iconic New Year’s Eve Ball – has collaborated with Ultimate Gamer, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Samsung, and others to create a first-of-its-kind virtual New Year’s Eve experience to allow people to ring in the New Year safely.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said: “New Yorkers are excited for a fresh start in 2021, and we’ll ring in the New Year by doing what we do best: looking out for one another. We’re keeping our city safe by forgoing large gatherings, and I know this dynamic virtual programming will still make this New Year’s Eve a night to remember.”
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New Year s Eve will contain plenty of NOLA flavor as Big Freedia will host the New Orleans segment of the annual NYE telecast.
Big Freedia, a.k.a. The Queen Diva, a.k.a. the Queen of Bounce will serve as host of the central time zone portion of Dick Clark s New Year s Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021. Freedia will be joined by fellow New Orleans native and R&B singer/songwriter/keyboardist PJ Morton of Maroon 5, who will single Auld Lang Syne as the fleur de lis drops at midnight in New Orleans, home of this year s Central Time Zone countdown.
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Among the tasks on New Orleans’ long new year list: launch guaranteed income.
The city recently secured $500,000 to pilot unconditional cash payments to a select group of residents. But getting guaranteed income up and running takes more than just money, and the city has a long way to go before it can start distributing funds.
“Administratively there are a lot of components to it,” said Joshua Cox, director of strategic initiatives for the City of New Orleans. “How are you evaluating it? How are you making sure that the cash payments are getting delivered? How do you do the selection process?”
The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club headquarters building should remain high and dry during future flooding, thanks to a $340,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to an announcement from City Hall. By the 2022 spring rainy season, the century-old, two-story townhouse at 732 Broad St. near Orleans Avenue will be raised one foot above the base flood elevation of the area.
The city has not announced how much that means the structure might be elevated, but based on the addressâ flood elevation found on FEMAâs Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map, the building might be lifted 2.8 feet.
Zulu President Elroy James said that during his tenure, which began in June 2018, he has found himself cleaning up after street flooding made its way into the building twice. The building, which the club has occupied since 1978, houses the bar and lounge area where appliances and stock are vulnerable to rising rainwater. The residual dampness and mold jeopardized the o
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