New Year’s Eve Preparations Under Way In Times Square

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP)

With New Year’s Eve just four days away, preparations are under way in Times Square for the live drop of the celebration’s famed ball.

The performance stages are being built and crews are getting the ball ready.
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“We’re actually replacing all the triangles this year, 2,688 of them, with a new pattern called the gift of imagination,” said Jeffrey Straus, executive producer of Times Square New Year’s Eve, told WCBS 880?s Peter Haskell.

This year, a new version of the free Times Square New Year’s Eve app will show the broadcast of the celebration and let users customize to time zones


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