A planned Times Square ball drop for America’s 250th birthday is still on — but you’re not invited. The New Year’s Eve-style event will continue as planned at midnight on July 3, organizers said ...

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

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.

After the crystal ball drops on New Year’s Eve in New York City, it will rise again, sparkling in red, white and blue to usher in 2026 and kick off months of celebrations for the nation’s upcoming ...

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 ...