Police prepare for a million visitors at Times Squarepublished at 01:32 Greenwich Mean Time
Blanca Estrada
US reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesIn a few hours, New York City will ring in the new year (at 05:00 GMT).
About one million people are expected to attend the iconic ball drop in New York’s Times Square.
And there will be a noticeable police presence. Police commissioner Jessica Tisch says there is no specific credible threat, but they are operating in a “heightened threat environment”.
The security plan has also been “calibrated” to account for the Christmas market attack in Germany, according to a briefing with local authorities.
Some intersections in midtown…