With New York City in the grip of a bitterly chilly Arctic air mass, the revel in used to be made in particular memorable this year for masses of thousands of people who braved the bone-chilling prerequisites to witness a century-old custom.
In the waning hours of 2017, the mercury had plunged to 10 Fahrenheit, with a "Real Feel" of 7F, in line with AccuWeather.com. That made it the city's second-coldest New Year's Eve on document after 1917, when the mercury in Times Square dropped to 1F (-17C).
Jaden Hunter, a 13-year-old from southern New Jersey, arrived at round 6 p.m., safe by means of a face mask and outfitted for a good time.
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Hunter said. "It's pretty chilly, but we've got hand-warmers and all kinds of thermal technology."
About 2 million other folks have been anticipated in the neighborhood of Times Square, the bow-tie-shaped plaza formed by means of the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue in midtown Manhattan. That used to be more or less same quantity as final year, when the temperature at the hours of darkness used to be a comfy 44F (7C).
Still, the weather used to be severe sufficient to check the mettle of even the hardiest of partygoers.
Alejandro Garcia, 32, of Barcelona, Spain, said the one thing that stood between him and leaving early for a warm hotel room used to be his girlfriend, graduate pupil Gamma Elias, 28.
"I'm freezing to death out here!" Garcia said, a couple of hours ahead of midnight, wrapping his arms round Elias. "But she wants to stay."
Like tens of thousands of others, the couple stood in considered one of dozens of fenced-in enclosures arrange for blocks alongside the sq.. After hours of ready, they have been rewarded with a spectacular view of the enormous ball because it made its annual, one-minute descent on the southern end of the plaza.
Greg Packer, 54, a retired highway upkeep manager from Huntington, New York, had a primary spot on West 43rd Street after arriving at 7 a.m.
"It feels more like Antarctica than New York. But everybody in the world is here," he marveled, glancing round on the crowds in nearly each route. "And I'm here."
The crowds counted down the general hours of 2017 with a lineup of reside musical acts including Nick Jonas, Neil Diamond and Andy Grammer.
Mariah Carey returned to the Times Square level as smartly, pulling off a easy efficiency after the embarrassment of final year's technical difficulties.
Then got here the long-awaited ball drop, a tradition that dates to 1907, three years after New Yorkers started accumulating en masse in Times Square to usher in the new year.
SHOW OF FORCE
Thousands of police have been readily available, some heavily armed, others undercover. The show of power is part of a beefed-up safety plan that follows a spate of assaults in the city and around the globe that authorities have categorised as terrorist.
The NYPD provided officials with specialised coaching to stop any suicide bombers according to an attempted bombing in a Times Square subway station walkway on Dec. 11.
Police deployed observation groups educated to identify snipers. There have been additionally more explosive-detecting canines and more officials located all over the area this year.
People hoping to see musical acts and different entertainment up shut in Times Square needed to move by means of heavily armed officials and canines. They went thru a magnetometer to test for guns, had their bags inspected, then repeated all those steps a second time.
Police vehicles, dump vehicles filled with sand and cement blocks have been used to near streets, beginning Sunday morning. About 125 parking garages in the house have been emptied of all vehicles and sealed.
Brynn Hansen, 14, from Longmont, Colorado, appeared unfazed by means of the heightened safety and the attempting prerequisites. She said she used to be dwelling a dream.
"It's been on my bucket list, and now I can cross it off. It's exciting to be here."
In the waning hours of 2017, the mercury had plunged to 10 Fahrenheit, with a "Real Feel" of 7F, in line with AccuWeather.com. That made it the city's second-coldest New Year's Eve on document after 1917, when the mercury in Times Square dropped to 1F (-17C).
Jaden Hunter, a 13-year-old from southern New Jersey, arrived at round 6 p.m., safe by means of a face mask and outfitted for a good time.
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Hunter said. "It's pretty chilly, but we've got hand-warmers and all kinds of thermal technology."
About 2 million other folks have been anticipated in the neighborhood of Times Square, the bow-tie-shaped plaza formed by means of the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue in midtown Manhattan. That used to be more or less same quantity as final year, when the temperature at the hours of darkness used to be a comfy 44F (7C).
Still, the weather used to be severe sufficient to check the mettle of even the hardiest of partygoers.
Alejandro Garcia, 32, of Barcelona, Spain, said the one thing that stood between him and leaving early for a warm hotel room used to be his girlfriend, graduate pupil Gamma Elias, 28.
"I'm freezing to death out here!" Garcia said, a couple of hours ahead of midnight, wrapping his arms round Elias. "But she wants to stay."
Like tens of thousands of others, the couple stood in considered one of dozens of fenced-in enclosures arrange for blocks alongside the sq.. After hours of ready, they have been rewarded with a spectacular view of the enormous ball because it made its annual, one-minute descent on the southern end of the plaza.
Greg Packer, 54, a retired highway upkeep manager from Huntington, New York, had a primary spot on West 43rd Street after arriving at 7 a.m.
"It feels more like Antarctica than New York. But everybody in the world is here," he marveled, glancing round on the crowds in nearly each route. "And I'm here."
The crowds counted down the general hours of 2017 with a lineup of reside musical acts including Nick Jonas, Neil Diamond and Andy Grammer.
Mariah Carey returned to the Times Square level as smartly, pulling off a easy efficiency after the embarrassment of final year's technical difficulties.
Then got here the long-awaited ball drop, a tradition that dates to 1907, three years after New Yorkers started accumulating en masse in Times Square to usher in the new year.
SHOW OF FORCE
Thousands of police have been readily available, some heavily armed, others undercover. The show of power is part of a beefed-up safety plan that follows a spate of assaults in the city and around the globe that authorities have categorised as terrorist.
The NYPD provided officials with specialised coaching to stop any suicide bombers according to an attempted bombing in a Times Square subway station walkway on Dec. 11.
Police deployed observation groups educated to identify snipers. There have been additionally more explosive-detecting canines and more officials located all over the area this year.
People hoping to see musical acts and different entertainment up shut in Times Square needed to move by means of heavily armed officials and canines. They went thru a magnetometer to test for guns, had their bags inspected, then repeated all those steps a second time.
Police vehicles, dump vehicles filled with sand and cement blocks have been used to near streets, beginning Sunday morning. About 125 parking garages in the house have been emptied of all vehicles and sealed.
Brynn Hansen, 14, from Longmont, Colorado, appeared unfazed by means of the heightened safety and the attempting prerequisites. She said she used to be dwelling a dream.
"It's been on my bucket list, and now I can cross it off. It's exciting to be here."
In frigid Times Square, relief arrives with the new year
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