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 ...

It has been said that over a million people gather in New York City to watch the iconic Crystal Ball Drop in Times Square and over ... than it does today. The first Ball was made of iron and ...

Workers prepare the 180 halogen lamps and 144 Xenon glitter strobes on the 500 pound Times Square New Year ball in 1997. A lot has changed since that first ball drop, including the ball itself.

Since crowds first began gathering in Times Square ... who for many years served as foreperson at the Times Square ball drop. “And it was lowered by hand … starting at one minute to midnight ...

NEW YORK -- An estimated 1 million people packed Times Square to watch the New Year's Eve 2025 ball drop Tuesday night. New Year's Eve ball drop live stream A Times Square Alliance live feed ...

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 Year's Eve weather forecast calls for heavy rain, and it could be the ...

A New Year’s Eve ball was first dropped in Times Square in 1907 ... The only years no ball drop occurred were 1942 and 1943, when the city instituted a nightly “dimout” during World War ...

The ball drop has been a New York City tradition ... "to find a new light display," PBS reported. The first Times Square ball dropped in 1907 to ring in 1908 and was made of iron and wood.

Waitress Brittany Baker said some of her tip money was being taken by one of the restaurant’s customers. (Source: KVLY) Amid the negative wind chills, finding a warm place to stay is paramount ...