December 31, 2012 9:04 pm Excitement in Times Square as Countdown Begins By midnight, close to 1 million people will be in Times Square to watch the ball drop and ring in 2013. Jonathan Vigliotti has a look. Local 1:41 Man killed by NYPD patrol car while on Van Wyck Expressway in Queens: Police 0:53 28,000 runners hit the streets for RBC Brooklyn Half-Marathon 0:59 Dead body found near marina in Queens 0:45 5-year-old boy dies after being hit by SIV near Queens playground 1:31 Suspect arrested in attack on actor Steve Buscemi in Manhattan