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 ...

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

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

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.

The Times Square ball drop to celebrate America250 will no longer be a public event, and the move comes days after the ...