New Year's Eve ball drop live stream. A Times Square Alliance live feed kicked off the coverage from the Crossroads of the World at 6 p.m. and stayed up as the clock struck midnig

Time balls date back to the early 19th century, when they signaled the time to passing sailors. Now they’re part of the pomp and circumstance of the new year

New York’s ball-drop celebration is more than a century old. One important fact about this year: You are likely to get wet.