The new year marks a new look for the world's most famous New Year's Eve ball. The timeless Times Square treasure made ... dates back to 1907 after the New York Times sought a way to bring in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The crystal-covered ball that descends down a pole in Times Square to ring in the new year was taken for a test run Monday, as New York City officials laid out their plans for ...

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- The iconic Times Square New Year's Eve Ball is officially retiring. The ball will drop one last time on Wednesday, January 15 at 3 p.m. at One Times Square.

NEW YORK --New York City is getting ready to ring in New Year's Eve 2025 with the ball drop countdown in Times Square. The New Year's Eve weather forecast calls for heavy rain, and it could be the ...

A New Year's Eve ball was first dropped in Times Square in 1907. Built by a young immigrant metalworker named Jacob Starr, the 700-pound (318-kilogram), 5-foot (1.52-meter) diameter ball was made ...

A New Year's Eve ball has dropped in Times Square for nearly 120 years, with the exception of 1942 and 1943 when nightly “dimouts” occurred during World War II to protect the city from attacks ...