New 12 months 2025: As New York gears up for its iconic New 12 months’s Eve occasion – ball drop, the crystal-covered ball that descends down a pole in Occasions Sq. to ring within the new yr was taken for a take a look at run Monday.
The Occasions Sq. ball weighs virtually 6 tons (5.4 metric tons) and options 2,688 crystal triangles.
To check the crystal-covered ball, New York officers flipped a swap to gentle up the dazzling geodesic sphere, which then efficiently ran up and down a 139-foot (42-meter) pole atop the One Occasions Sq. skyscraper.
