Oud en nieuw in New York
Oud en nieuw in New York
As far as the eye can see. People. Side by side, shoulder to shoulder. Together on a tiny piece of earth. All looking up to the sky. Another 3, 2, 1 second. Then heaven disappears. The sky is on fire. A roar fills the air. Screams are everywhere. What came up yesterday, has now come down. Gone are the old days. Born a New Year. The ball has dropped and on this cold night, one million black, red, yellow and white people warm themselves on the sweet sound of The Voice, singing ‘New York, New York.’
New Year’s Eve in the Big Apple, that’s a guarantee for goose bumps. December 31st, 10 AM the streets leading to Times Square start to fill up with people. Thousands of law enforcers, kilometers of fences and decades of experience in crowd control all come together to unite the old with the new. Every time another ‘block’ opens, the crowd rushes forward, slowly paving 7th Avenue and Broadway with 1 million party people. All with their eyes on a tiny, glowing ball......
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