Times Square, New Year's Eve and Ball Drop

Missed the 2025 Times Square ball drop and New Year's Eve celebration? Watch the highlights here
New Year's Eve ball drop live stream. A Times Square Alliance live feed kicked off the coverage from the Crossroads of the World at 6 p.m. and stayed up as the clock struck midnig
A brief history of the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop
The ritual of watching a dazzling ball descend from a pole in Times Square has taken place since the early 20th century, when electricity use was so new it seemed like magic.
New Year's Eve Revelers Get Drenched in Times Square Waiting for the Ball Drop amid the Rain — with No Umbrellas Allowed!
New Year's Eve revelers were drenched by rain and thunderstorms as they awaited the ball drop at Times Square in New York City on Dec. 31, 2024.
Who's performing at tonight's Times Square ball drop to ring in New Year's Eve 2025?
A variety of performers will take to the stage ahead of tonight's ball drop in New York's Times Square before a massive crowd of New Year's Eve revelers ringing in 2025. Here's what you need to know about the performers in Times Square on New Year's Eve:
Massive cleanup underway in Times Square after New Year’s Eve ball drop
Before sunrise, confetti was still falling in Times Square after the New Year’s Eve ball drop. Just as 1 million people started to make their way home Wednesday morning, city personnel started cleaning up the aftermath.
Could lightning strikes impact Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop?
Emergency officials say they have been engaged in real-time monitoring of the storm moving through New York City with the National Weather Service, New Year’s Eve event planners, and the Times Square Alliance at a command center in the area,
New Year’s Eve countdown 2024: What time does the ball drop on New Year’s Eve in Times Square?
EST, the Ever crystal ball perched atop Times Square descends as millions count down the final seconds to 2024
Want to watch the Times Square ball drop on New Year's Eve? These channels are broadcasting it
Multiple television channels and steamers will broadcast the Times Square ball drop this New Year's Eve to welcome in the new year.
Why do we drop a ball on New Year's Eve? The Times Square tradition, explained
Watching a huge ball descend down a pole in Times Square has been a beloved New Year's Eve tradition for over a century. Here's how the spectacle started and what's changed over the years.
Final crystal triangles installed on Times Square ball ahead of New Year's Eve
It's the first time in 10 years that all 2,688 were replaced at once. Read more about the history of this tradition:
When was the first ball drop in Times Square for New Year's Eve?
The Times Square ball drop on New Year’s Eve has become an annual tradition for New Yorkers. In New York City, the organization managing Times Square has tested its famous ball drop and inspected 2025 numerals,
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What to know about the 2025 Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop
The world’s most iconic New Year’s Eve celebration returns to New York City on Tuesday. Those eager to ring in 2025 will ...
Sensory refuge van for the neurodivergent coming to Times Square for New Year’s Eve
Like an oasis in the desert, a refuge from the mania of New Year’s Eve is coming to Times Square.