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Art installation in Times Square celebrates love, diversity and immigrants in New York City

TIMES SQUARE, New York (WABC) -- Love, diversity and immigrants is being celebrated in Times Square thanks to a new art exhibit in Duffy Square. It's called: We Were Strangers Once Too. The ...
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How The Times Square Ball Drop Became One Of The World’s Most Iconic New Year’s Eve Celebrations

For people around the world, the Times Square Ball Drop on New Year’s Eve is a symbolic gesture to acknowledge the passage of ...

Watch the ball drop live from Times Square on New Year's Eve

"Time-balls" precede the Times Square New Year's Eve tradition. Balls have been "dropped" since at least the 1830s at England ...
The New York Times

In Times Square, a New Ball for a New Year

The new ball will have more lights and round crystals and can be visited year-round, for a price. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll find out about the new New Year’s Eve ball in ...
The New York Times

With Prices Soaring, Can New York Survive as a Mecca for the Arts?

The number of artists living in the city has declined after growing sharply between 2004 and 2019. Almost 50 arts venues have closed in the past five years. By Eliza Shapiro New York is a city of ...