Fireworks were. The first New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square was organized by The New York Times in 1904, to coincide with the official opening of the newspaper’s new headquarters.

The timeless Times Square treasure made ... in the new year without using fireworks. Young immigrant metal worker Jacob Starr built the very first new year’s eve ball. It weighed some 700 ...

But two years later, the city banned the fireworks display ... 🍎From 1981 to 1988, the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball was transformed into a ‘big apple,’ complete with red lights ...

Recommended Videos Monday's rehearsal was just one of many pre-ball drop promotional events ... machines in the area. A New Year's Eve ball has dropped in Times Square for nearly 120 years ...

A New Year’s Eve ball was first dropped in Times Square in 1907. Built by a young immigrant metalworker named Jacob Starr, the 700-pound (318-kilogram), 5-foot (1.52-meter) diameter ball was ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The last of the crystal triangles that make up this year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve ball were installed on Friday morning, marking the first time in 10 years that all ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The last of the crystal triangles that make up this year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve ball were installed on Friday morning, marking the first time in 10 years that all 2,688 were ...