Want to watch the New Year’s Eve ball drop without the Times Square crowd? There are many places to have dinner and a view. Multiple businesses in the Times Square area have a view of the New Year’s Eve ball.

Silvia Lupone first experienced New Year’s Eve in Times Square in 2010, when she was 28. “I cannot explain how important this was to me and how I wished to experience it all my life,” said Lupone, who lives in Port Jefferson and has gone many times since. “After having done it, I am happy to say that my hopes were not misplaced.”

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Celebrate New Year’s Eve with unique drops across the U.S., from Times Square’s iconic ball to glowing pickles and pinecones. Enjoy fireworks, live music, and local traditions at these top events.

Starting at 11am at the Times Square Broadway Plaza between 46th and 47th Streets on Thursday, December 19, One Times Square will invite the public to change out the ball’s current Waterford Crystal triangles, which will be on a one-of-a-kind display, for the newly designed triangles for 2025—the ones that will descend on December 31.

It’s almost time for the iconic Times Square News Year’s Eve ball drop, an event that marks both the closing of the year and the closing of many streets in Manhattan. The New York Police Department will stop the flow of traffic in Times Square from 4 a.