NYC ball drop goes 'green' on 100th anniversary

As the ball drops, the new year will be greeted with a massive fireworks explosion, some 168 shots in the first five seconds alone, and a downpour of two tons of fireproof confetti. Some of the ...

July's Times Square Ball drop won't be a 'public event.' Here's why.

The Times Square ball drop to celebrate America's 250th birthday will no longer be open to the public. Here's why.

Times Square New Year’s ball drop to happen twice?

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.

NYC Times Square ball to drop 8 times July 3 in 24‑hour countdown to America’s 250th birthday

This is more than a countdown. It’s a moment that brings the entire country together, one time zone at a time." ...
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Times Square July 4 ball drop’s no ‘public’ policy could spark chaos for NYPD: critics

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 ...