The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball is a 12-foot geodesic sphere covered in Waterford Crystal triangles and illuminated by LED lights. The ball drop tradition began in 1907 and has evolved over ...

More than a billion people are set to tune in to watch the Times Square ball drop tonight. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The Times Square Ball Drop, an iconic New Year’s Eve tradition starting in 1907, will captivate global audiences again in 2025. The ball drop, featuring performances by Lenny Kravitz ...

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

Temps will drop, but freezing weather coming next week On New Year's Eve, the massive shimmering ball will be lowered at Times Square in New York City to kick off the new year. Though the ball ...

Times Square ball drop ceremony featured the performances of popular faces from the music industry (Image via Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) NBC New York reported that the ball drop tradition at ...

New York City’s Times Square Ball Drop, one of the most iconic New Year’s Eve traditions, will once again captivate audiences worldwide as it rings in 2025. The dazzling event involves the ...

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 dozen ...

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, and that was the way it was done for many years.” ...

Over 1 million people from around the world are expected to attend the annual ball drop celebration in New York City's Times Square. The tradition has been held annually since December 31 ...

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 ...

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 ...