Today starting at 1:20 pm is the PARTIAL Eclipse of our sun here in NYC. The halfway mark or peak is 2:44 PM ,eclipse phase ending 4 pm
About 70 % of our sun will be covered.Despite this coverage ,its still dangerous to look at the sun ! Be safe and use Certified Solar glasses see link
https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/iso-certification
or use the Pinhole camera idea using a box or two stiff pieces of paper with second one for the reflection a darker color you look at the reflection or projection . Your back to the sun !
see my previous posts below for the links of safe methods
Good luck and enjoy this historic moment