The ball is located on the roof of 1 Times Square on Broadway between 42nd and 43rd Streets.
Crews install 192 new Waterford crystal triangles on the iconic ball that will hit the stroke of midnight.
This year’s design is titled “Gift of Happiness” and weighs over 11,000 pounds and is 3 feet in diameter.
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J. Lo will headline “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin ‘Eve” on ABC, performing in Times Square just before the 2021 prom.
Billy Porter, who will double as host, is scheduled to reunite with Cyndi Lauper for a duet performance in New York. The two previously worked together on the Broadway hit “Kinky Boots,” for which Lauper wrote music. Machine Gun Kelly and Jimmie Allen will also be performing in Times Square.
Other artists include Nelly, Miley Cyrus, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Maluma, Ella Mai, Lewis Capaldi, and Brandy.
Don’t miss “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin ‘Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021” on ABC from 8:00 PM ET | 7 p.m. CT on Thursday, December 31
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