Times Square, New Year's Eve

WATCH LIVE: New Year's Eve 2025 Ball Drop as Heavy Rain Forecast for Times Square
More than a billion people are set to tune in to watch the Times Square ball drop tonight. Newsweek's live blog is closed.
Missed the 2025 Times Square ball drop and New Year's Eve celebration? Watch the highlights here
The countdown is on for the New Year's Eve 2025 ball drop tonight in Times Square. Here's everything to know about how to watch live from around the world. A Times Square Alliance live feed went live at 6 p.
How to watch the Times Square ball drop on New Year’s Eve 2024 for free—and without cable
For the people of the Line Islands, Samoa, and Tonga, this fascination we have with Times Square is kind of silly. It has been 2025 on those islands in the Pacific for hours now. But December is a month of traditions—and for many people,
Times Square New Year's Eve ball makes its final descent. What will become of it?
The timeless Times Square treasure made its final descent Wednesday, coming down from its perch on a pole atop 1 Times Square after delighting millions in person and watching on TV for almost 20 years.
Thousands of New Year’s Eve revelers line up in Times Square hours before ball drop
Thousands of revelers from all over the world lined up in Times Square bright and early Tuesday, long before the New Year’s Eve ball drop will ring in 2025. With rain in the forecast, many flocked 8th Avenue between 47th and 50th streets as early as 7 a.m. to nab a spot that could keep them dry throughout the evening showers.
New Year's ball in Times Square retired
The New Year's ball at Times Square descended for the final time Wednesday before it's replaced by a new ball with LED lights. It was the eighth ball used since the drop began in 1907 and had been in service since 2009.
Times Square’s iconic New Year’s Eve ball is retired
After 17 years of service, Times Square's glittering New Year's Eve ball is hanging up its hat. The ball will be on display this fall in One Times Square.
US: Times Square ball “retires” to be part of new immersive experience
January 15, 2025 The famous Times Square ball, standing since 2008 and famous for marking the end of the year every December 31, is retiring and will be part of a new immersive historical experience at One Times Square in the fall of this year,
Times Square ball retires, ending a historic chapter in New Year's tradition
After years of marking the New Year, the Times Square Ball has made its final descent. The crystal sphere is becoming a part of history.
Watch this New Years Eve proposal steal the spotlight in Times Square!
Under the dazzling lights at the crossroads of the world, a nervous boyfriend pulls off a spectacular marriage proposal on ...
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How to watch Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop: See 2025 performers, how to stream
Temps will drop, but freezing weather coming next week On New Year's Eve, the massive shimmering ball will be lowered at Times Square in New York City to kick off the new year.
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Why do we drop a ball on New Year's Eve? The Times Square tradition, explained
The Times Square ball drop has been a fixture of New Year's Eve since 1907, when the original wood and iron orb ...
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Where to watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve: TV channels, streaming options, performers, more
The Times Square Ball Drop celebration will kick off at 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 and the Ball will be raised to the top of the pole ...
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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 ...