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Virus. one of the organizers for the event telling me last hour that while it may look a bit different the show will go on. >> for us it wasnt if we did this, it was how we did it safely, and its so important to show the world that new york city has found ways to forkball ahead in a safe responsible manner. its going to look very much like prior years. the crowds just will be less dense. they will be fully vaccinated. were mandating that they wear masks, and were going to well revelers into the ...

Around were going to welcome revelers into the viewing pens later in the day to reduce the time that theyre in the pens. but thats not times square. im sorry too square will be open throughout the day, just the revelers who are in the viewing pens will be allowed in after 3:00 in the afternoon. >> this isnt an easy decision for any mayor or city to make. what all went into the decision? there was a big question, everyone at least, you know, publicly wondering if it was going to have to be cancel...

Number of people testing positive continues to climate really just kind of an incredible pace. 44,431 people now testing positive for the omicron for the coronavirus. certainly as these numbers continue to increase, of course the city is concerned, the state is concerned, but what they are looking at, and this is really important, kate, is the number of hospitalizations. they say the vaccines are working and that really what it tells them is because the hospitalizations are not increasing, that ...

Attack like we saw overseas. the nypd does stress no credible threat here in new york city or times square. also 100 blocker vehicles, thats double the number from years past. 7,000 nypd officers will be around the city. that includes 550 new graduates and in addition, 65 viewing pens. each pen is to be filled with 3,000 spectators. you can see things in times square, still a bit empty out here. the crowds start arriving in probably the next hour or two, yes, they do arrive that early even thoug...

In addition, theyll have 100 blocker vehicles all over. they range from police cruisers to larger trucks as well. 7,000 nypd officers will be stationed throughout the city. that includes 550 new graduates. and there will be 65 viewing pens all over times square from 42nd street. all the way to 59th street. the amazing thing about those viewing pens is that the nypd aims to fit about 3,000 people inside each of those pens. so it will be quite a gathering out here. you can see just behind me, some...

Numbers. some of the new enhanced measures this year, 65 sanitation trucks that will be lining the perimeter of times square. those will be filled with sand. thats a new addition because of some of the terror attacks weve seen overseas with those trucks that have plunged into the crowded marketplaces. that will be in effect as well as 1,000 blocker cars as well. thats double in years previous. 7,000 nypd officers will be all around this city. including 515 new grads from the police academy. and ...

>> well, first of all, a very exciting day and night here in times square, but with that excitement comes the security and the nypd is stepping up the security, even more than in previous years. ill break down some of the numbers for you. there will be 65 sanitation trucks on the perimeter of times square. those will be filled with sand. thats the first time that theyre using that security measure because of some of those attacks overseas, those isis-inspired truck attacks that we just saw in be...