New York City, a place synonymous with the glitter and noise of New Year’s Eve, marked the close of a most unpredictable and upside-down of years in quiet deference to its dangers. Sheriff’s deputies watchful for large indoor gatherings raided three buildings across the city, including a Queens karaoke club with 300 patrons. The low-key rollout of one of the city’s busiest nights came amid new infection numbers that underscored the threats of in-person gatherings. The city’s seven-day positivity rate was 9.4 percent; throughout the state, the daily positivity rate was 7.5 percent. But there seem to have been few enough large parties that the secret ones were easier to find.

Source: New York Times January 01, 2021 22:55 UTC