Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop will have no spectators for the first time since 1907 - but Gloria Gaynor will headline virtual concert with 'I Will Survive' The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop will have no public audience this year due to COVID-19 restrictions It's the first time there has been no in-person audience since the tradition first began in 1907 The event will instead be broadcast on TV and streamed online Gloria Gaynor will headline with her anthem 'I Will Survive' The city's first responders, frontline and essential workers have been chosen as this year's special guests