New Year's Eve

New Year’s Eve 2020 was a far and away different experience amid the pandemic compared with the crowded excitement of previous years. But the ball still dropped, and the iconic spectacle was still a thrill. Watch the livestream above all night long to be part of New York City’s Times Square celebration (and to see the cleanup afterward) even...

With Times Square looking very different than it usually does in the hours leading up to 2021 on New Year’s Eve, the NYPD still had plenty of security measures in place keep the area safe. NBC New York’s Phil Lipof and Jonathan Dienst report.

New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget

The NYPD will still roll out heavy weapons teams, explosive-sniffing dogs, drones and sand trucks, but it has planned a drastically scaled-back presence in Times Square, including an 80 percent reduction in its typical workforce assigned to the area

Countries close to the international date line, including Australia, China and Taiwan, began to ring in 2021 with fireworks shows.

Don’t go to Times Square for the New Year’s Eve ball drop this year — there’s a pandemic, there are rules about crowds, and it’s supposed to rain anyway. But on the off chance you have some essential reason to be in the area, beware of extensive street and subway access closures. “Don’t come. Do not come to the...

There will be no crowds at the Crossroads of the World for the iconic ball drop this year. NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.

Times Square will be blocked off where it is usually busy this time of year. Officials are encouraging everyone to stay home and enjoy the virtual celebrations.

If ever a year’s end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might be it

Organizers for this year’s very different Times Square celebration tested to see how the tons of confetti would twirl, swirl and interact with the live events planned to ring in 2021. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

Times square will be closed on New Years Eve, but the city is still preparing, Myles Miller reports.

If there was ever a time NOT to stress out about ringing in the new year alone this is it. For once no worrying about that overcrowded New Year Eve’s party or that awkward midnight kiss. This is the year to curl up with a good book and watch the Times Square Ball drop from the comfort of your...

Workers have installed nearly 200 glittering Waterford crystal triangles on Times Square’s New Year’s Eve ball in preparation for a pandemic-limited celebration.

This year’s celebrations in Times Square will be much smaller than usual due to the pandemic.

La Scala, a gourmet Italian eatery on 434 N. Canon Dr., reportedly placed invitations in carry-out bags to gauge its customers’ interest in a “speakeasy”-style party, but when word got out on social media, Beverly Hills officials stepped in.

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The New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be a celebration of perseverance, honoring essential workers and featuring Gloria Gaynor singing her anthem, “I Will Survive,” organizers said Tuesday. They had announced previously that the annual event will be virtual this year, with no public audience as in other years, and aimed at broadcast viewers. The broadcasts that...

Billy Porter was working in New Orleans last New Year’s Eve

The upcoming New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be “a virtually enhanced celebration,” the event’s organizers announced Wednesday.