New York Millennium celebration
NYP99123109 - 31 DECEMBER 1999 - NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: Sherif Wilson, left, of White Plains, New York, Jessica James of Helen, Georgia, and Rick Smith, right, of Orange County, California, camp out in Times Square in New York City as they hold a spot in the heart of the New Years Eve celebration. Smith says that she spent the entire day at that spot despite the rain and cold. rg/mg/Monika Graff
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