Photos inside the virtually empty tower that the New Year's Eve ball drops from in New York City

Times Square's 2021 New Year's Eve celebration is going virtual in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and the ball will drop into an empty square.
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Times Square ball to drop 8 times for July 4 celebration: Details

Organizers say the rolling sequence is designed to create a nearly 24-hour, coast-to-coast celebration tied to the country’s ...

Times Square ball drop to celebrate US’ 250th still going forward — but there will be no public event

A planned Times Square ball drop for America’s 250th birthday is still on — but you’re not invited. The New Year’s Eve-style event will continue as planned at midnight on July 3, organizers said ...
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Times Square July 4 ball drop’s no ‘public’ policy could spark chaos for NYPD: critics

If you drop it they will come — and that’s a problem for the NYPD. A planned Times Square ball drop to celebrate America’s 250th birthday will come without “a public event” — but critics fear it’ll ...