
City Cruises's New Year’s Eve Dinner Cruise Note that the rooftop party will be limited to 150 guests and all coronavirus protocols-including proof of vaccination-will be in place. The hotel’s Clement restaurant will also be offering a special New Year’s Eve five-course prix fixe dinner with a caviar bar and live band. If you’d like to splurge even more, book one of the private Chalet de Ning igloos, in which up to eight guests can indulge in canapes and bottle service (starting at $5,000). For $750 per person, you’ll have access to a raw bar, passed hors d’oeuvres, and an open bar serving specialty cocktails.

For the occasion, the five-star Peninsula New York hotel’s glamorous Salon de Ning will be transformed into a Studio54-inspired party with disco tunes spun by a live DJ, and the dance floor spilling out onto a heated rooftop terrace. Welcome the new year from 23 stories above Fifth Avenue at this long-running black tie New Year's Eve event. The Peninsula New York Lobby The Peninsula The Peninsula New York New Year’s Eve Rooftop Party In advance of the event, anyone can stop by the Confetti Wishing Wall to submit a New Year’s wish on an official piece of confetti that will drop in the square at midnight. This year all spectators must show proof of coronavirus vaccination and a valid ID (the policy is outlined here). If that’s your case, then make your way toward the intersection of Broadway and 7 th Avenue to watch Times Square’s glittery crystal ball make its descent, and to enjoy live music, celebrity sightings, and all the other accompanying hoopla. But this year, maybe you are feeling a little nostalgic that this signature NYC event is returning to bring people into the streets. This iconic event-whether you find it iconic or touristy-is one New Yorkers typically suggest avoiding at all costs due to the labyrinth of police barricades, harsh weather, and the general no-bathroom-ness of it all. From swanky rooftop parties to a midnight run in Central Park, here are seven fun and interesting ways to ring in 2022. Luckily, there’s something in NYC to appeal to most will-be revelers this New Year’s Eve. Even the Times Square Ball Drop is back, and-unlike in years past, when locals would stay as far away from that logistical mess as possible-this year people are seeing it as a sign of hope.īut the times are still uncertain, and some in your circle may still be uncomfortable with venturing into crowds, or even indoors. But thanks to coronavirus vaccines and other precautions, New York City is looking like it will be a lot livelier as it bids good riddance to 2021. For one thing, we’ll actually be able to celebrate it with others, and in public-with some caveats, of course.

This New Year’s Eve will look a whole lot different from December 31, 2020.
