New Year’s Eve in Times Square is one of the most significant challenges for the New York Police Department, which, along with state and federal agencies, is monitoring the area with more than 70,000 cameras, roadblocks, heavy trucks, and drones.
By the time the ball drops in New York, it has already been a new year for hours in areas such as New Zealand, Hong Kong, Australia, and Europe, where fireworks lit up the skies.
Revelers bring in the New Year in New York’s Time Square ‘We just came from Japan all the way here just to see this, just to feel the crowd,’ says one fan.
About a million people packed Times Square Tuesday night to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve as well as performances by Rita Ora and Carrie Underwood, among several others.
The NYPD noted that there was no credible security threat at the site, even as hundreds of officers were gathered to keep an eye on the crowd, while looking out from buildings around the area as well as from atop buildings.
