With around 1 million people expected to gather in Times Square Tuesday night, security preparations are well underway for the city's iconic New Year’s Eve celebration.

At a news briefing in Times Square Monday morning, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Eric Adams said there were no “specific credible threats” to this year’s festivities or to the city in general, but noted that security precautions will be in place to ensure the safety of spectators.

Tisch said revelers should expect to see a “tremendous amount of police resources deployed throughout the area and across the city.”

“That includes members of some of our elite specialized units, including our emergency services unit, who will be strategically deployed throughout the area on rooftops; our canine teams who will patrol with bomb sniffing dogs; our aviation unit will be in the skies scanning the event and the surrounding areas, with special attention to the bridges and other landmarks,” Tisch said. “And of course, our drones will be deployed overhead to monitor the crowds in real time and watch for any specific suspicious or unusual activity.”

“Dedicated pickpocket teams” and a “hotel response team” will also patrol the area, she said, adding that “manholes, mailboxes, vending machines and litter baskets in the frozen zone will either be sealed or removed.”

“No one handles large scale events like this better than the NYPD,” Tisch said. “But of course, we do not do it alone. The Joint Operations Center will be fully activated with all of our city, state and federal partners.”

Beginning at 4 a.m. Tuesday, the NYPD will implement “staggered street closures,” she said.

The following streets will close to all vehicle traffic at the following times on Tuesday, according to the NYPD:

• 4 a.m. — Seventh Avenue from West 42nd to West 49th streets
• 4 a.m. — Broadway from West 42nd to West 49th streets
• 4 a.m. — West 43rd to West 48th streets from Sixth to Eighth avenues
• 11 a.m. — Southbound Seventh Avenue and Broadway from West 38th to West 57th streets, from Sixth to Eighth avenues
• West 38th to West 56th streets, from Sixth to Eighth avenues

The following streets will close to commercial vehicles, trucks and other large vehicles starting around 11 a.m., the NYPD says:

• North on Sixth Avenue from West 34th to West 57th streets
• North on Eighth Avenue from West 34th to West 57th streets
• East of Ninth Avenue from West 37th to West 57th streets
• West of Fifth Avenue from West 35th to West 57th streets

Viewer entry points will open at 3 p.m. at West 49th Street at Sixth and Eighth avenues; West 52nd Street at Sixth and Eighth avenues; and West 56th Street at Sixth and Eighth avenues.

Tisch encouraged spectators to take public transit to Times Square and to leave large backpacks, alcoholic beverages and other prohibited items at home.

Trains will bypass two subway stops: N, Q, and R trains will skip 49th Street in both directions, and uptown 1 trains will skip 50th Street, she said.

In a statement, Gov. Kathy Hochul said agencies like the New York State Police, the New York National Guard, the MTA and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will have increased staffing through the holiday.

Airports, bridges, tunnels and mass transit will also see increased security, the governor said. 

“As we gather in New York City to celebrate the start of a new year, I’ve directed our state agencies to take all necessary steps to ensure that New Yorkers and visitors can celebrate safely and peacefully,” Hochul said. “Public safety is my top priority, and I am committed to using every tool at our disposal to keep you safe.”

Additionally, spectators are being warned to dress appropriately seeing as umbrellas are prohibited, as rain is a major possibility Tuesday night. Still, visitors say they’re willing to brace the elements.

"That's something we've been looking at, checking out the weather but it's just such a great feeling to be in the moment. You just gotta deal with the weather," Dajiah McKnight, who will be watching the ball drop for the second year in a row, said.