Organizers say the rolling sequence is designed to create a nearly 24-hour, coast-to-coast celebration tied to the country’s ...

This is more than a countdown. It’s a moment that brings the entire country together, one time zone at a time." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Times Square ball drop to celebrate America's 250th birthday will no longer be open to the public. While the event itself will ...

If you drop it they will come — and that’s a problem for the NYPD. A planned Times Square ball drop to celebrate America’s 250th birthday will come without “a public event” — but critics fear it’ll ...

Officials close Times Square to the public this year for the New Year’s ball drop, citing World Cup and Fourth of July crowd restrictions.