Overview
- The public ceremony begins at 1:00 p.m. on the City Hall steps with a livestream, featuring Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Comptroller‑elect Mark Levine.
- City Hall Park will hold roughly 4,000 people, with overflow viewing and festivities along Broadway from Liberty Street to Murray Street for up to about 40,000 more, per reporting cited from The New York Times.
- Entry for the public areas opens at 11:00 a.m., with free attendance and requested advance registration via the event website to help organizers plan.
- Safety rules bar large backpacks, strollers, chairs, blankets, umbrellas, bikes, alcohol, drones, fireworks, laser pointers, bulky items, and pets other than service animals, with no heated tents, no food sales, and no portable toilets on Broadway.
- Attendees are directed to use nearby subway stations such as Wall Street, Broad Street, Rector Street, and Fulton Street, with WTC Cortlandt identified as the closest ADA‑accessible option and ADA entry at Church Street and Barclay Street.