Silvia Lupone first experienced New Year’s Eve in Times Square in 2010, when she was 28. “I cannot explain how important this was to me and how I wished to experience it all my life,” said Lupone, who lives in Port Jefferson and has gone many times since. “After having done it, I am happy to say that my hopes were not misplaced.”

It’s almost time for the iconic Times Square News Year’s Eve ball drop, an event that marks both the closing of the year and the closing of many streets in Manhattan. The New York Police Department will stop the flow of traffic in Times Square from 4 a.

Times Square... sort of.The giant, seven-foot-tall "2025" touched down on the Broadway Plaza between 46th and 47th streets on Wednesday morning.As if Times Square isn't already bright enough, the four numerals are made up of 620 energy-efficient LED bulbs.

(CNN)– Times Square is already getting ready for their annual New Year’s Eve Party. The giant, 7-foot tall “2025” numbers touched down on the Broadway Plaza on Wednesday, December 18. You can see the ball drop right here on ABC Columbia New Years Ever Day during Dick Clarks Rockin New Years with Ryan Seacrest.

Starting at 11am at the Times Square Broadway Plaza between 46th and 47th Streets on Thursday, December 19, One Times Square will invite the public to change out the ball’s current Waterford Crystal triangles, which will be on a one-of-a-kind display, for the newly designed triangles for 2025—the ones that will descend on December 31.

The countdown to the New Year is officially upon us, and while you’re figuring out where and how to watch the 2024 ball drop—whether it’s bundled up in Times Square or streaming it from a cozy couch party — there are plenty of ways you can watch the rest of the world ring in 2025.