{"id":85084,"date":"2025-12-30T23:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T23:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/85084\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T23:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T23:15:07","slug":"2026-is-off-to-ugly-start-with-bizarre-nyc-party-glasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/85084\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 is off to ugly start with bizarre NYC party glasses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new year is getting off to an ugly start.<\/p>\n<p>New Yorkers and tourists alike<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/30\/lifestyle\/meet-new-years-eves-confetti-king-of-nycs-times-square\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> are slamming<\/a> the bizarre latest rendition of the Big Apple\u2019s kitschy 2026 New Year\u2019s party glasses.<\/p>\n<p>The $3.99 shiny shades being hawked at Times Square gift shops show off a massive \u201c200!\u201d with both zeros serving as the lenses \u2014 with the \u201c26\u201d for some reason dangling above them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s trash! Can\u2019t do it!\u201d said Katie Barling, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/27\/us-news\/humans-and-their-heartfelt-hopes-on-display-at-nycs-new-years-eve-wishing-wall\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">visiting the Big Apple<\/a> from Northern California, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>This wacky variation of 2026 glasses is more baffling than on theme to many. Tamara Beckwith<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not working, we have to stop,\u201d the 43-year-old said of the gimmick. \u201cEven 2010 might\u2019ve been too much.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another Manhattan passer-by named Merill described the new eyeglass wear as \u201cpretty tacky.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you supposed to add the zeros to the \u201826\u2019? Like am I doing math now?\u201d\u00a0they griped.<\/p>\n<p>The more traditional version of party shades has plenty of fans.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Izzy Leonard agreed that the annual glasses are \u201cgetting out of hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI liked it in the beginning, and now it\u2019s just getting worse and worse,\u201d said Leonard, 28, who is celebrating the new year at a party in downtown Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is the 26 near my forehead? And why do we need the exclamation mark?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lilian Redd of South Carolina said, \u201cThey\u2019re a little goofy looking to me. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I\u2019ll stick to the necklaces and hats.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even more recognizable versions of new-year \u201c2026\u201d glasses were not enticing to many, mostly because they leave little room to actually see out of them.<\/p>\n<p>Some types of the party shades may be hard to see out of, but at least they make sense, fans said. REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>A woman named Alexis brought her Irish grandparents to a gift shop and reached for a pair of glasses that simply said, \u201cHappy New Year\u201d across the top.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they like these better because they can actually see through it,\u201d she said of her older relatives, adding that she was planning to<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/27\/entertainment\/rockin-eve-co-host-rob-gronkowski-reveals-who-hell-kiss-at-midnight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> watch the ball drop from home. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI prefer the shot-glass chain or the Minnie ears,\u201d she said. \u201cAfter a couple [drinks], it\u2019s hard to peek through the number 2.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Either way, some people love the tradition of the glasses. Robert Miller<\/p>\n<p>Still, the bizarre \u201c200!26\u201d glasses were not without their fans.<\/p>\n<p>Giovanna Nobre, 22, who came to the Big Apple from Brazil to watch the ball drop in Times Square, said she preferred the option.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s much more funkier than the regular version,\u201d Nobre said. <\/p>\n<p>Sherry Williams of Maryland said she hopes the overall tradition of the glasses continues \u2014 even if the numbers grow increasingly complicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s incredible. It really connects you to the New Year.\u201d\u00a0Williams said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe glasses should go on forever!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The new year is getting off to an ugly start. 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