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Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball will drop twice in 2026

After the traditional midnight countdown in Times Square, the new New Year's ball will be relit in red, white, and blue, with a second drop planned for July 3.

The No. 2 reason you should avoid Times Square’s insanely crowded ball-drop for NYE

No. 2 is the No. 1 reason not to go to Times Square’s insanely crowded ball-drop!

Adult Diapers! 19 Hour Waits! What It's Really Like Celebrating New Year's Eve in Times Square

TikTok users are revealing the messy reality of Times Square’s New Year’s Eve ball drop — from freezing crowds to long waits ...

No, the Times Square ball won't drop twice on NYE. Here's why.

The new Constellation Ball, the centerpiece of the annual Times Square countdown celebration, is the ninth and largest ...

Second Circuit Upholds New York’s Ban on Guns in Times Square and the Subway

Eric Tirschwell and Janet Carter discuss the Second Circuit's decision in ‘Frey v. City of New York’ which held that New York ...

Man stabbed in the back, slashed in the neck in Times Square, police say

A man was stabbed and slashed in New York City's famous Times Square early Wednesday morning. It happened just before 2 a.m.

Three things to know about New Year’s Eve confetti that falls in Times Square

Here are three things to know about that New Year’s Eve confetti you can use to impress your friends in between the toasts. A 71-year-old man named Treb Heining — aka the “confetti king” — leads an ...