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100 people who are vaccinated before the attraction is dismantled travel free of charge
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If you want to see New York's Times Square from above, you can climb into the new Ferris wheel on the legendary square in the coming weeks.
The more than 30-meter-high structure will stand in the center of Manhattan until September 12th and offer visitors a view that has never been seen before.
The new attraction at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue, lined with advertising screens and skyscrapers, is expected to attract even more visitors - and thus help boost the economy.
Customers can ride the "Times Square Wheel" for 12 minutes and see the so-called "Crossing Point of the World" in New York City from a bird's eye view.
Tickets cost between $ 15 and $ 35.
For 100 people who have a first or second COVID-19 vaccination from August 1st to September 12th, journeys are free every day.
The orphaned Times Square became a symbol of the New York crisis at the height of the pandemic - hundreds of thousands of people are now visiting the square again every day, but according to the US media, the numbers are not yet at the pre-Corona level.
kim / dpa / Reuters