Time balls date back to the early 19th century, when they signaled the time to passing sailors. Now they’re part of the pomp ...

A Times Square Alliance live feed is scheduled to go live at 6 p.m. from the Crossroads of the World, and it will stay up as the clock strikes midnight. You can watch the feed in the video player ...

As NYC prepares for the 2025 New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square, here's a look at how the holiday tradition got started.

New Year's Eve revelers were drenched by rain and thunderstorms as they awaited the ball drop at Times Square in New York ...

The ritual of watching a dazzling ball descend from a pole in Times Square has taken place since the early 20th century, when ...

Watching a huge ball descend down a pole in Times Square has been a beloved New Year's Eve tradition for over a century. Here ...

The dropping of the ball in Times Square to ring in the New Year is an annual tradition watched all over the world. But did you know that the Times Square ball did not drop two years in its history?

Viewing areas opened at 3 p.m. Entry is first-come, first-served at checkpoints located at 49th, 52nd and 56th streets on Sixth and Eighth avenues. One million people are expected to ring in 2025 in ...

Truman Moore/Getty The first New Year's Eve ball drop took place in 1907, according to the official Times Square website. Built by Jacob Starr, a young immigrant metalworker, the inaugural sphere ...

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 drop and inspected 2025 ...

pole atop the One Times Square skyscraper. Monday's rehearsal was just one of many pre-ball drop promotional events: On ...

"There is a chance of some very heavy rain between 10 and 11 p.m. that will be potentially disruptive for anyone outside ...