wabc's diana rocco was there. >> two, one!020 going out with a bang in times square as the small socially distanced crowd gathered in person and virtually to celebrate good riddance day. good-bye to a year many won't soon forget and all that came with it. >> i just want to get rid of covid-19. bye, covid-19. i want to say good riddance to my rough three-month quarantine at my uncle's house. >> one by one, volunteers shredded the difficulties of the pandemic year as they set their sights on 2021. >> are you ready to say good-bye to self-doubt, laziness, procrastination, emotional baggage? put it in the shredder! drop that down in there. there it goes! >> reporter: the virtual list of good riddance included things like the toilet paper shortage and the sickness 2020 brought. a new study suggests 65% of new yorkers would like election talk to go away and 2 in 5 parents are wishing good riddance to remote learning. >> good-bye paper file folders. that's a fun one. >> meanwhile, preparations are under way as this year's celebration