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 ...

Did you know the ball drop has been around for more than 100 years? The ball first dropped in 1907 in Times Square on New Year's Eve, according to the official Times Square website.

The Times Square ball drop has been a fixture of New Year's Eve since 1907, when the original wood and iron orb made its maiden journey. It remains a beloved tradition over a century and half a ...

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 ...

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 ...

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- The iconic Times Square New Year's Eve Ball is officially retiring. The ball will drop one last time on Wednesday, January 15 at 3 p.m. at One Times Square.

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.

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 ...

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.

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. The ...