New York’s Times Square and its ball drop have become a universal symbol to say goodbye to the year; which is why thousands of people from all over the world attended Manhattan this Tuesday, despite the fact that weather forecasts suggest that rain could be present at midnight. The party in Times Square began at 6:00 p.m. local time (23:00 GMT) with the performance of the anthem of USAfollowed by the lighting and raising of the ball – a tradition that began in 1907 -.
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Throughout the evening twelve artists took to the stage, among others: Mark Ambor, Mickey Guyton, Rita Ora, the Jonas Brothers, Megan Moroney, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, the group TLC, Carrie Underwood, Greeicy, De La Ghetto, and Kapo.
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The person in charge of pressing the button to start the countdown and dropping the 5,000-kilogram ball, which is covered with more than 2,600 glass triangles and more than 32,000 lights, at midnight will be the city mayor, Eric Adams.
In addition to the possible rain, they will fall at midnight about 1,300 kilos of confetti of all colors were showered on the attendees to the sound of the song ‘New York, New York’.
Great security deployment
The NYPD said Monday that there were no specific threats.but that the department will carry out a security deployment with police on the streets supported by drones, surveillance cameras and dogs.
“There will be uniformed and non-uniformed officers, we are going to make sure that the blue uniforms are ubiquitous and bring that level of security. “We have teams of civilians, canines and officers on horseback, in helicopters and in boats,” the mayor said Monday at a press conference to report on security measures.
Those who want to attend the event will be able to begin entering the designated areas at 3:00 p.m. local time (20:00 GMT), but they will have to do so without carrying backpacks, chairs, large bags, alcohol or umbrellas, as they will be inspected by anti-terrorist personnel.
Additionally, they will not be allowed to re-enter if they leave the designated area.
