The Times Square ball drop to celebrate America’s 250th birthday will no longer be open to the public.
While the event itself will be broadcast live, there will not be a public event in the Times Square plazas, America250 confirmed to USA TODAY in an April 9 statement.
“We are working through standard coordination with city partners and look forward to sharing additional details soon,” America250 added.
The latest development comes weeks after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s Parks & Recreation Department enacted a new rule, at the police department’s recommendation, that will make it easier to deny certain permit applications for “special events” between June 11 and July 19…