New 12 months’s Day arrived to cheers from hundreds in New York’s Occasions Sq. the place a glowing crystal ball descended to start out 2024 with hope for some, even because the world’s ongoing conflicts subdued celebrations and raised safety considerations throughout the globe.
A small military of hundreds of law enforcement officials labored to maintain New York Metropolis secure, simply as heightened safety had achieved within the cities midnight hit first.
New York has seen near-daily protests sparked by the Israel-Hamas battle.
Lots of the individuals in Occasions Sq. had that battle and different developments across the globe on their thoughts.
“I simply hope that it’s only a higher place. A greater place to dwell. Everybody simply come collectively as one, you understand, and simply love on one another,” Michelle Wyche mentioned about her hopes for 2024.
