What Happens to an ‘Antiquated’ New Year’s Eve Ball?

After 17 years, the ball that dropped at the beginning of 2025 is being retired. It will join several other balls from the past in a Times Square exhibit.

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Less Traffic, Faster Buses: Congestion Pricing’s First Week

Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.

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Mayor Adams’s Inner Circle Has Changed. Two New Year’s Photos Show How.

A lot has happened since Eric Adams was sworn into office in Times Square in 2022 flanked by allies who would join his administration.

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Inside the Y2K Crisis That Never Was, 25 Years Later

Planes didn’t fall from the sky on Jan. 1, 2000. A technology reporter who wrote a front-page article early that morning reflects on a crisis that never was.

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New Year's Eve in Times Square: What to Know

New York’s ball-drop celebration is more than a century old. One important fact about this year: You are likely to get wet.

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Teddy Blanks, the Typography Maestro Getting Calls From Greta Gerwig and Robert Eggers

Teddy Blanks, the designer behind the memorable movie titles for films like “Nosferatu” and “Barbie,” has quietly become Hollywood’s go-to guy.

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8 Months Inside New York’s Migrant Shelters: Fear, Joy and Hope

A reporter and photographer documented life in New York City’s shelter system for migrants, through the eyes of those living there.

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