I know a couple who are running the midnight 5K run in Central Park. On New Year’s Day they are doing a private reading of W.H. Auden’s poem, "New Year’s Letter.

Central Park Run

Resolving to get in shape for the New Year? Start 2007 off right with the
Midnight Run in Central Park
organized by the New York Road Runners Club. The evening begins at
Tavern on the Green with a DJ and dancing, a costume contest and
parade, and then fireworks and the 5K at midnight. Champagne at the
halfway point will keep you tottering toward the finish line, and
Emerald Nuts, the race sponsor, is offering a $300 cash prize for the
"Emerald Nuttiest" costume. Non-athletic friends and family can
volunteer with the Road Runners. At 10, Tavern on the Green, Central Park West and 67th Street, 212-860-4455, nyrr.org, $35 registration fee for nonmembers who sign up before December 16, $40 after that.
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Bargemusic
This all-Bach performance proves that you can find classical music
right on the water, for both culture and fireworks: Bargemusic is a
floating chamber-music hall on the Brooklyn side of the East River.
Price of ticket includes hors d’oeuvres and wine. At 7, Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn, 718-624-4061, $125. A.B.