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The Times Square Ball Drop celebration will kick off shortly before 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 and the New Year's Eve Ball will be raised to the top of the pole at One Times Square. At exactly 11:59 p.m 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. Revelers celebrate the new year on Jan. 1, 1942, in Times Square. Its New Year's Eve ball drop attracts millions of viewers — at home and in the streets of New York City — every year. The Times Square celebration will kick off shortly before 6 p.m. with a performance of the national anthem, followed by the lighting and raising of the New Year’s Eve ball. The Times Square The Times Square Ball Drop celebration will kick off shortly before 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 and the New Year's Eve Ball will be raised to the top of the pole at One Times Square. At exactly 11:59 p.m Experience the magic of Times Square New Year's Eve! As the clock approaches midnight on December 31, join millions around the globe for the iconic Ball Drop and vibrant celebrations in the heart of NYC. Get ready for New Year's Eve 2025 in Times Square! Join us for the iconic Ball Drop, whether in person or virtually. Check our FAQs for essential info and explore all that New Year's Eve in Times Square has to offer throughout this suite of pages. Revelers from around the world gather in Times Square for New Year's Eve 03:23. NEW YORK -- Hundreds of thousands of people packed into Times Square to watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve, along The ball drop in Times Square will mark the end of 2024 and the start of 2025. Here are details for the big event. The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball descends from a flagpole at the top of This year, the iconic New Years Eve ball was unveiled on Dec. 27 with the help of singer Pitbull, who placed the final crystal on the ball. After the Times Square ball helps usher in 2025, “will Final touches coming together for New Year's Eve in Times Square 01:56. NEW YORK --New York City is getting ready to ring in New Year's Eve 2025 with the ball drop countdown in Times Square.The (NEW YORK, NY – December 27, 2024) - CleanBoss co-founders Joy Mangano and GRAMMY® Award winning rapper and singer-songwriter Pitbull today joined the co-organizers of Times Square New Year’s Eve to unveil the New Year’s Eve Ball for 2025 and announce a new cleaning partnership with One Times Square, the home of the New Year’s Eve Ball NEW YORK – Watch live streaming coverage of the annual Times Square Ball Drop in New York City on New Year’s Eve! Coverage goes from 6 p.m. to 12:15 a.m., that’s 2024 to 2025. Live stream For over 120 years, Times Square has been the epicenter of New Year's Eve celebrations! Since 1904, with the opening of One Times Square as the New York Times headquarters, this iconic location has captured the world's attention as we welcome the New Year with excitement and hope. The Times Square Ball is a time ball located in New York City's Times Square.Located on the roof of One Times Square, the ball is a prominent part of a New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ball drop, where the ball descends down a specially designed flagpole, beginning at 11:59:00 p.m. ET, and resting at midnight to signal the start of the new year. On the evening of Dec. 31, as in many years past, millions of people around the world will stop what they're doing to watch a 12-foot, 11,875-pound crystal ball slowly descend a New York City flagpole to announce the start of a new year. The Times Square ball drop has been a fixture of New Year's Eve since 1907, when the original wood and iron The New Year’s Eve ball in New York City’s Times Square has dropped every year since 1907, with the exception of 1942 and 1943 due to the “dimout” of lights customary during wartime. MIDTOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) – Want to watch the New Year’s Eve ball drop without the Times Square crowd? There are many places to have dinner and a view. Multiple businesses in the Times Square The countdown to the new year is underway as revelers plan to say goodbye to 2024 at One Times Square, the highlight of New York’s New Year’s Eve celebration. In these final hours before 2025 Get the NBC New York app for complete New Year's Eve coverage, including a livestream of the ball drop in Times Square. Download the NBC NY app now through the Apple App Store or Google Play.
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