New York City | Times Square Ball Drop Rings In 2026 In New York City
The world welcomed 2026 at 12 am on January 1. Crowds rang in the New Year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or light shows. In New York, people rang in 2026 with the famed Times Square Ball Drop. A video shared by the news agency Associated Press showed New Yorkers roaring at the countdown to Happy New Year. The ball drop happens, and there are scenes of celebration, love, and enthusiasm for what lies in the year ahead for New York: hundreds of events and programmes, big and small, planned nationwide to mark the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
