Central Park will not witness a New Year’s Eve drone show this time. The show has been canceled following the drone accident in Orlando, Florida on December 21, 2024.Previously, there used to be a fireworks show at Central Park but it was canceled by Mayor Eric Adams considering the drought-like conditions.

A planned New Year Eve’s drone show in Manhattan’s Central Park has been grounded after a young boy in Florida was walloped and gravely injured by one of the flying devices during a Christmas spectacle.

With Dec. 31 less than a week away, the Central Park show could not go on, according to New York Road Runners, the group that organizes the still-happening Midnight Run through the park on New Year’s Eve. The drone show, like the fireworks most years, was meant to accompany the run.