Times Square, New Year's Eve

Iconic New Year's Eve ball in Times Square descends for final time on Wednesday
The iconic Times Square New Year's Eve Ball will drop one last time on Wednesday, January 15 at 3 p.m. at One Times Square.
Times Square New Year's Eve ball makes its final descent. What will become of it?
The new year marks a new look for the world’s most famous New Year’s Eve ball. 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.
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.
A brief history of the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop
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.
New Year's Eve in Times Square: Rain-soaked revelry welcomes 2025
Under a steady rain, an estimated one million revelers packed Times Square in New York on New Year's Eve on Tuesday to watch the iconic Waterford Crystal ball drop. Carrie Underwood performs in Times Square on New Year's Eve on December 31,
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,
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.
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 ...
$850 for a table at Applebee’s? Welcome to Times Square on New Year’s Eve
A number of usually affordable Manhattan restaurants are promising revelers a more comfortable New Year's Eve experience -- ...
Ann Taylor parent adds 55K sf at BXP’s 7 Times Square
Ann Taylor’s parent company ups office space to 246,000 square feet for 20 years in the Boston Properties-owned building.
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Plans filed to transform Times Square office building into 942 apartments
Apollo Global Management, in partnership with RXR and SL Green, aims to convert 5 Times Square into a mixed-use building with ...
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Some say that Times Square is like a five-block metaphor for New York City itself – it's exciting, colorful and always jumping. Others describe this area of midtown Manhattan as artless ...
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Women’s fashion firm inks 20-year lease renewal, takes more space at 7 Times Square
The women's apparel company, whose brands include Ann Taylor, Loft and Chico's, signed the long-term lease with developer BXP ...
Owners of dilapidated Times Square hotel — dubbed ‘America’s filthiest’ — default on $223M loan: report
The owners of a run-down and long-vacant hotel dubbed the “black hole of Times Square” are allegedly hundreds of millions of ...
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Russian propaganda spreads fake video about Lavrov's speech being shown on Times Square screens
However, the video is fabricated and was not broadcast on Times Square screens. Russian propagandists used graphic editing ...