Weeks after canceling the annual New Year’s Eve fireworks show in Central Park due to historic drought conditions, organizers have decided to scrap a back-up plan to fly drones on Dec. 31. The New York Road Runners customarily shoot off fireworks during their midnight run in the popular Manhattan park,

The New York Road Runners cancelled its fleet of 500 drones less than a week before its annual midnight run event in a decision organizers say was out of their control.

Central Park's New Year's Eve drone show was cancelled following a drone accident in Florida that left a child severely injured. The organizers were unable to arrange an alternative event in time.