Calendar of Press Events

December 19, at 11 a.m.: Official delivery of the number “13” in 2013 to Times Square: Sponsored by Phillips. Speakers will include Tim Tompkins, President of the Times Square Alliance and Jeffrey A. Straus, President of Countdown Entertainment - Co-organizers of Times Square New Year’s Eve.

• Location: Times Square Museum and Visitor Center, 1560 Broadway (7th Ave bet. 46th & 47th Sts).

Thurs., Dec. 27 at TBD: Waterford Crystal installation of the crystal panels on the New Year’s Eve Ball.

• Location: One Times Square

Fri., Dec. 28 at 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: “Good Riddance Day” - a day for all New Yorkers and visitors alike to shed bad memories of 2012 in a ceremonial shredding. Event will be sponsored by Cintas.

• Location: Broadway Plaza, Bet. 43^rd and 44^th Sts, Times Square

Sat., Dec. 29 at TBD: Annual Confetti Test in Times Square. Confetti will be thrown above Duffy Square to ensure it will float on New Year’s Eve.

• Location: Duffy Square, Times Square.

Sun., Dec. 30 at 12:00 p.m.: New Year’s Eve Ball Test atop One Times Square.

• Location: One Times Square

Sun., Dec. 30 at TBD: Balloon Preparation for NYE – inflating of hundreds of blue and white balloons for distribution on New Year’s Eve.

• Location: 5th Floor of One Times Square       

*For all events, please RSVP to gstorms@timessquarenyc.org to attend.

**All dates and times are subject to change.

 

B Roll Footage for Press

To download footage of any New Year's Eve press event, please visit the following site (Username: "press" Password: "balldrop2012"

http://timessquareball.net/press

 

The New Year's Eve Ball

• The New Year's Eve Ball Fact Sheet  (.pdf)

Click to download hi-res versions. Be sure to credit photos to "Countdown Entertainment, LLC". Permission to use these images is only granted for news coverage of the Times Square New Year's Eve event.

 

Images of New Year's Eve in Times Square 2012

To use below images, please email sbreidbart@timessquarenyc.org. Be sure to credit photos to "Countdown Entertainment, LLC". Permission to use these images is only granted for news coverage of the Times Square New Year's Eve event.

    

For additional info on New Year's Eve in Times Square, including FAQ for attendees, history, parties and more, click here.