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NYC cancels New 12 months’s Eve fireworks in Central Park, Prospect Park
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NYC cancels New 12 months’s Eve fireworks in Central Park, Prospect Park

Last updated: December 5, 2024 6:35 pm
Editorial Board Published December 5, 2024
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Conventional New 12 months’s Eve fireworks celebrations in Central Park and Prospect Park have been canceled this 12 months as a result of ongoing drought all through New York Metropolis.

Metropolis Corridor canceled all fireworks permits in mid-November when the town declared a drought emergency, and situations at the moment are anticipated to proceed by way of New 12 months’s Eve.

Celebration organizers in Central Park and Prospect Park stated they might pivot to different celebrations. In Prospect Park, a drone present with depictions of the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn Bridge might be a part of the festivities.

The Central Park celebration, organized by New York Highway Runners, historically additionally features a four-mile run across the park’s inside loop. The run will go forward as scheduled whereas the group considers different festive actions, NYRR instructed WABC.

Fireworks are pictured in Central Park on this file picture. (Shutterstock)

There are historically 4 main fireworks exhibits in New York Metropolis on New 12 months’s Eve, together with shows over Occasions Sq. and New York Harbor. The destiny of these shows remained unclear Thursday.

The 5 boroughs have been underneath a drought warning since Nov. 18, when Mayor Adams declared new water restrictions for metropolis companies. A part of the drought warning cancels all fireworks and open flame permits in metropolis parks.

“While we cannot make it rain, we can take actions to reduce the risk of drought emergencies in our city,” Adams stated at a press convention.

Firefighters doused almost 300 brush fires throughout the town in November, together with an unheard-of 215 blazes within the first 14 days of the month. One of many largest fires was in Prospect Park and burned two acres, requiring at the very least 100 smoke-eaters to place it out.

The dry stretch has continued into December, with metropolis reservoirs beneath 60% capability regardless of rain showers over Thanksgiving weekend. Sometimes, reservoirs are about 82% full within the first week of December.

Drought situations throughout the tri-state space have already pressured officers to ban fireworks at a serious celebration in New Jersey. The massive Indian-American group in Edison was banned from utilizing fireworks to have fun Diwali in late October due to the drought emergency in New Jersey.

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