Ryan Janek Wolowski on the Revlon “LOVE IS ON” digital billboard in Times Square New York City for New Years Eve

Times Square New Years Eve Ball Drop in New York City 2014 - 2015

The Times Square Ball is a time ball located atop the One Times Square building in New York City, primarily utilized as part of New Year's Eve celebrations held in Times Square. Yearly at 11:59 p.m. EST on December 31, the ball is lowered 77 feet (23 m) down a specially designed flagpole, resting on the midnight to signal the start of the new year. The first ball drop in Times Square took place on December 31, 1907, and has been held annually since (except in 1942 and 1943 in observance of wartime blackouts). The ball's design has also been updated over the years to reflect new advances in technologies—its original design utilized 100 incandescent light bulbs, iron, and wood in its construction, while its current incarnation features a computerized LED lighting system and an outer surface consisting of triangle-shaped crystal panels. As of 2009, the ball is also displayed atop One Times Square year-round and is removed only for general maintenance.

The Times Square ball drop is one of the best-known New Year's celebrations internationally, attended by at least one million spectators yearly, with an estimated global audience of at least 1 billion. The prevalence of the Times Square ball drop has also inspired other similar "drops" held locally in other cities and towns around the world.

“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,”
Performers of the 2014 - 2015 celebration Jenny McCarthy, Anderson Cooper, O.A.R., Idina Menzel, American Authors, Magic!, Jencarlos Canela, Florida Georgia Line, Va Por ti including Yazaira López, - José Enrique Poyato -Virginia Stille - Fernando Corona - Ana Cristina Pagán, Alejandra Guzmán, Taylor Swift,

For more on New Years Eve in Times Square visit:
www.timessquarenyc.org/index.aspx

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Times Square, New York City, USA, North America
12-31-2014

Taken in: United States / New York / New York / Theatre District (show map)

Taken on: December 31, 2014

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