Thank you for saying that. I recently started working there and I find that to be true. It can be a scary place to people who don't go there often but you really do warm up to it as you learn your way around and then you realize what a vibrant place it is.
As for New Year's Eve. Not a fan. It's amateur night for inexperienced drinkers to over-imbibe and do stupid things.
For the past 15 years, I order in chinese food and stay home binge-watching movies (12 Angry Men on right now). Around midnight, I pop open a decent bottle of champagne and go to bed - Moet and Chandon this year.
Tomorrow, I stay home in my pajamas and catch up on some reading.
A happy and prosperous New Year to you and yours.