Written by Nearly a million revelers in New York City’s Times Square erupted ensuing the 60-second countdown, and the famous ball drop, marked midnight on Jan. 1, sparking a release of confetti and ushering in 2011.
With 2,688 Waterford crystal triangles, the iconic lighted ball is the most major crystal ball in the world and is the centerpiece of New York’s things Square celebration, which ran its course despite unfavorable weather things for some.
Despite the blizzard which hit New York on Dec. 26 and the 40-degree cold weather on New Year’s Eve, the merrymakers brought warmth back to the “City That Never Sleeps.”
“Happy New Year, America. Times Square['s too] crowded but fun,” tweeted @AnnisaSuharno.
New Yorkers donned “2011″ hats, glasses, and apparel and crowded the busy intersection and streets several blocks away.[ad#Google Adsense]
Swaths of couples had their first kiss of the New Year in the wake of the countdown smacked zero, celebrating the turn of the year surrounded by their loved sites in loving embraces.
Frank Sinatra’s New York, New York blared over speakers, inundating midtown Manhattan in a fervor unmatched by any other time of year.
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