in place in spite of the spike in cases? what are new york city officials doing to prepare? >> reporter: yeah, hey, joe, good to see you again. covid cases are rising in new york city but according to the mayor, we'll still have a new year's eve celebration right here in times square, however it will be scaled back. typically you have about 58,000 revellers. now the number will be closer to 15,000. and those who come out will need to be fully vaccinated. you need to bring your vaccine cards, your i.d., and also have a mask on the entire time. so a lot of safety precautions that will be put in place. the mayor is saying, look, new yorkers have a lot to celebrate, a lot of milestones that we were able to cross over the past year. but we will have a celebration that will be done safely, joe. >> so kathy, a question a lot of people have. yes, we're seeing more cases, yes, we're seeing breakthrough cases. but how are hospitals in new york doing? i know in florida we checked in