Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shortly after the ball makes its 60-second descent to signal the start of the new year, it will be relit with an America250 design ...

New York City is getting ready to ring in New Year's Eve 2026 with the ball drop countdown in Times Square Wednesday night.

NEW YORK — The festivities surrounding the famous Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop will continue past the midnight countdown into 2026. As is tradition, the ball will drop from the One Times ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tradition of watching the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve started in 1907. At the time, the ball was made of iron ...

In addition to the re-lighting of the Times Square Ball, the post-midnight “moment” planned for 12:04 a.m. will include: an “America Turns 250” video; a flurry of red, white and blue confetti; and a ...