News Releases
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ORGANIZERS ANNOUNCE
STAR-STUDDED TIMES SQUARE NEW YEAR’S EVE EVENT SCHEDULE
Featuring Performances by
Jennifer Lopez, Daughtry, The Broadway Cast of HAIR, & More
All Performances Will Be Scene Live on the First Ever, Behind the Scenes
New Year’s Eve WorldWide Webcast
PLUS
12 STUDENTS FROM THE 100 BEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN AMERICA
-ALL NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS-
JOIN MAYOR BLOOMBERG
TO LOWER TIMES SQUARE NEW YEAR’S EVE BALL TO WELCOME 2010
MAYOR BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES THAT STUDENTS FROM 12 OF THE 100 BEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN AMERICA – ALL NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS – WILL JOIN HIM TO LOWER THE TIMES SQUARE NEW YEAR’S EVE BALL AND WELCOME IN 2010
Twelve Public Schools in the Five Boroughs Made the U.S. News & World Report 2010 ‘Gold Medal’ List of America’s Best High Schools – More Than Any Other School District in the Country
CONFETTI AIR WORTHINESS TEST
TIMES SQUARE ALLIANCE AND COUNTDOWN ENTERTAINMENT
TO FLIGHT TEST CONFETTI FOR TIMES SQUARE 2010 NEW YEAR’S EVE
THIS YEAR INCLUDES PERSONALIZED WISHES FROM PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD PLACED ON THE “CONFETTI WISHING WALL”
THIRD ANNUAL GOOD RIDDANCE DAY HOSTED IN DUFFY SQUARE
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO SHED THEIR BAD MEMORIES FROM 2009
EVERYTHING FROM BAD TAX RETURNS AND PINK SLIPS
TO PHOTOS OF OLD LOVERS OR FUNNY AND FORGETTABLE MEMORIES
THE FIRST 100 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL GIFT,
AND A GRAND PRIZE OF $250 WILL BE AWARDED FOR THE MOST CREATIVE MEMORY FROM 2009
Workers Install 288 New Waterford Crystals on Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball
Press Corp Invited Atop One Times Square
New “Clink-Clink” iPhone App Unveiled
NEW YEAR’S EVE BALL TO BE TESTED FOR TIMES SQUARE CELEBRATION
GIANT PHILIPS LIGHT SWITCH LIGHTS UP 11,875 POUND L.E.D. CRYSTAL TIMES SQUARE NEW YEAR’S EVE BALL AND SENDS IT UP 141-FOOT FLAGPOLE ATOP ONE TIMES SQUARE
THOUSANDS OF NEW YEAR’S EVE BALLOONS TO BE INFLATED FOR REVELERS AT TIMES SQUARE 2010 CELEBRATION
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Confetti Test
Nivea "Practice Kiss" Event
Good Riddance Day 2009
New Year's Eve Wishing Wall
Numeral "9" Travels down the Hudson River and is delivered to Times Square.
The "New" New Year's Eve Ball for 2009
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News Clippings
Odd News
WTVY - Dothan,AL,USA
11/11/08
YONKERS, NY (AP) - We all know about the glittering ball that drops on New Year's Eve in Times Square. But how about the Valentine's Day, the Fourth of July ...
http://www.wtvynews4.com/news/headlines/34260844.html
FOXNews.com - New Year's Eve Ball to Remain All Year in Times ...
FoxNews.com
11/10/08
New Year's Eve Ball to Remain All Year in Times Square , A bigger, brighter Waterford crystal ball will usher in 2009 above Times Square, ...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,449805,00.html
Latest Times Square ball to mark more than New Year's eve
CNN.com
11/10/08
Next month, it'll be the famous New Year's Eve ball. Next year, it could be the Great Pumpkin.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/11/new.year.ball.ap/index.html
New Times Square ball to hang around for Halloween
The Huffing Post
11/11/08
The made-in-Ireland triangles, about 5 inches on a side and half an inch thick, combine to make a translucent ball that serves as a canvas for a computerized light show that will begin at about 6 pm New Year's Eve, six hours before the ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20081110/new-year-s-ball/
New Ball for the Big Apple
VisualCulture.com
By Oberholtzer Creative Staff
Times Square will be dropping a new ball this year for its annual New Years Eve celebration. It’s bigger, brighter, and greener. Source:
http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2008/11/new-ball-for-the-big-apple/
DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2009" AIRS
The Futon Critic - San Jose,CA,USA
11/10/08
... and for the first time country star Kellie Pickler will be the Times Square correspondent, reporting on other happenings in and around New York City. ...
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20081110abc04
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