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 ...

Started in 1907, New York City’s Times Square Ball Drop is one of the most iconic New Year’s Eve traditions. It is once again all set to captivate the audience worldwide with the celebrations ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

According to The New Yorker, The New York Times constructed the building at One Times Square as its headquarters ... came up with the idea to drop a lighted ball from the top of the tower instead.

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 ...