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

After 17 years, the ball that dropped at the beginning of 2025 is being retired. It will join several other balls from the ...

The timeless Times Square treasure made its final descent Wednesday, coming down from its perch on a pole atop 1 Times Square ...

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 ...

Organizers of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration screwed the last crystals onto the ball before it ushers in the new ...

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 ...

Under the dazzling lights at the crossroads of the world, a nervous boyfriend pulls off a spectacular marriage proposal on ...

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 ...

Times Square ball drop ceremony featured the performances ... Ochs organized a celebration for New Year's Eve featuring fireworks. The tradition continued until explosives were banned in New ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK – Watch live streaming coverage of the annual Times Square Ball Drop in New York City on New Year’s Eve! Coverage goes from 6 p.m. to 12:15 a.m., that’s 2024 to 2025. The ceremony ...