More than a billion people are set to tune in to watch the Times Square ball drop tonight. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

NEW YORK -- As New York City prepares for the 2025 New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square, it's time to test your knowledge about the holiday tradition. Here's a closer look at how it all comes ...

NEW YORK -- An estimated 1 million people packed Times Square to watch the New Year's Eve 2025 ball drop Tuesday night. A Times Square Alliance live feed kicked off the coverage from the ...

( NewsNation) — As the world readies to welcome in 2025, New York City is preparing for the annual New Year’s Eve ball drop with extra security. The New York Police Department is preparing for a ...

The Times Square ball was once a 5-foot creation of iron and wood. Now, it measures 12 feet in diameter and is lit by more ...

The inaugural New Year's Eve ball drop took place in 1907 Taylor Hill/WireImage It's almost time to ring in the new year! Every Dec. 31, roughly 1 million people gather in New York City to witness ...

New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks around the world rang in 2025, as more than a million revelers crowded into New ...

11,875-pound crystal ball slowly descend a New York City flagpole to announce the start of a new year. The Times Square ball ...

Emergency officials say they have been engaged in real-time monitoring of the storm moving through New York City with the National Weather Service, New Year's Eve ... of the ball drop event ...

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The Times Square ball drop on New Year's Eve has become an annual tradition for New Yorkers. In New York City, the organization managing Times Square has tested its famous ball drop and inspected ...