the massive shimmering ball will be lowered at Times Square in New York City to kick off the new year. Though the ball drop tradition at Times Square began in 1907, New Year’s Eve celebrations ...

The first Times Square ball drop was a rousing, if messy, success. Crowds “began pouring” out of the subway station the night of December 31, the Times wrote, reporting, perhaps with ...

Lightbulbs, a new technology at the time, were used to create a lighted time ball. It would drop over Times Square for the first time on New Year's Eve 1907. That first ball was six feet in ...

Times Square's biggest tourist draw is the annual New Year's Eve ball drop. Revelers crowd the area to see New York's famous Waterford crystal ball descend 77 feet from a pole on the One Times ...

NEW YORK (CNN)-- New York celebrates the centennial of its most famous New Year's tradition Monday, as organizers of the Times Square ball drop have given the crystal globe an environmental makeover.

Some 58,000 revelers are usually allowed into Times Square viewing areas for the iconic Dec. 31 ball drop, but de Blasio said the crowd will be capped at about 15,000 this year to allow for social ...

The ball drop in Times Square is as close to a national celebration as the U.S. has, and this year will be a completely different experience. This Waterford crystal ball will still come down at ...

Final preps underway for New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square Roughly 1 million people will pack themselves into Times Square on New Year's Eve, and officials want to ensure they have a fun ...

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To achieve that feeling and effect, Ault set a timer at 11:58 a.m., then led a countdown to noon before dropping several colorful beach balls from a bag to simulate the famous Times Square ball drop.

[Dino] wanted to make this New Year’s celebration a bit more interesting, but he can’t make it to New York for the ball drop ... budget than the folks at Times Square, but we think his ...