Times Square New Years Eve

• New York rings in 2022 with Times Square ball drop, but COVID-19 keeps crowd smaller

  Though the crowds were smaller, the throngs nevertheless stretched for blocks to soak in the celebration, with many traveling from afar to take part.

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  Jan 1, 2022
  
• Times Square likely ‘safest place’ on Earth for New Year’s Eve: New York police

  Everyone showing up for the confetti-filled festivities should expect to be wanded with metal detectors before being ushered to one of 65 viewing pens set up around Times Square to prevent overcrowding.

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  Dec 30, 2019
  
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• Iconic Times Square New Year’s Eve ball tested to ensure perfect timing

  The nearly 6-ton (6-metric ton) ball was raised Sunday to the top of a 130-foot (40-metre) pole at One Times Square.

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  Dec 31, 2018
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• NYPD to use drone for first time in Times Square New Year’s Eve security

  The drone will give "visual aid and the flexibility of being able to move a camera to a certain spot with great rapidity through a tremendous crowd,” said Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller.

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  Dec 30, 2018
• A crowd of 2 million in Times Square on New Year’s? Experts say that’s impossible

  The real Times Square ball drop crowd likely has fewer than 100,000 people, crowd science professor G. Keith Still said.

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  Dec 29, 2018