![]() ![]() Durkan said: "2020 presented unprecedented challenges for cities across the world. On behalf of the City of New Orleans, I wish everyone around the world good health, happiness, and prosperity in the New Year." In our city, and across the country, we are putting in the work and there is a light at the end of this tunnel, and we will continue to move forward together. ![]() We also know how to rise to a challenge, and 2020 was a year of challenges. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said: "Here in New Orleans, we know how to celebrate we practically invented it, and we are looking forward to ringing in a New Year. While we can't gather together to ring in the New Year like we usually do, let's all look ahead to 2021 with hope, vigilance, selflessness, the promise of a vaccine and an end to this crisis - and a return to the embrace of family and friends." Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said: "This year has been unlike any other - unprecedented, painful, filled with loss and anguish - so it's only fitting we should bid farewell to 2020 in a unique, fun, safe, and virtual way. As we say here in Charleston, Happy New Year, y'all!" New York's first-ever virtual New Year's Eve celebration is a great example of that, and we're proud to be a part of it as we look forward to better days ahead in 2021."Ĭharleston Mayor John Tecklenburg said: "It's a genuine honor to be able to help ring in the New Year in Times Square, and to offer everyone, everywhere best wishes for a happy, healthy 2021. In Boston, and in cities and towns all across the United States and across the globe, we've found creative ways to keep traditions alive and stay connected, safely. Walsh said: "2020 has been a challenging year, but it has also shown us how strong we can be when we support one another. Although 2020 has been full of challenges, the fact that we are here to celebrate a New Year is a testament to the resilience of people around the world."īoston Mayor Martin J. ![]() To mark this historic occasion, US mayors from Atlanta, Birmingham, Boston, Charleston, Charlottesville, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Savannah, and Seattle along with leaders from Canada, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, and Spain are joining the festivities to help New York in sending messages of hope and optimism for 2021.Ītlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said: "Thank you to Jamestown and all of the partners for organizing a safe event to celebrate New Year's Eve. Times Square Alliance President Tim Tompkins said: "New York has always been a global city and Times Square New Year's Eve a global celebration, so we are pleased to join with mayors from around the world to virtually celebrate together and to say goodbye – finally! – to 2020." ![]()
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