110-foot-high Ferris wheel pops up in midtown Manhattan

A 110-foot-high (34 meters) Ferris wheel spins in the once bustling heart of the Times Square. /Reuters

Tickets range from $15 to $35. For 12 minutes, customers can ride the Times Square Wheel for a bird's eye view of the "Crossroads of the World" in midtown Manhattan. /Reuters

As part of the city's push to vaccinate residents, rides are free each day for 100 people who got a first or second COVID-19 vaccine shot from August 1 through September 12. /Reuters