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Gathered by Stumblday from organizers’ and official listings, every day of the season, and checked against the organizers’ own pages.
New Year's Eve in Times Square is free, has no tickets, and works first-come first-served — the single most misunderstood fact about it. Viewing areas open at 3pm on December 31, the celebration begins shortly before 6pm when the Ball is raised atop One Times Square, and the Ball makes its 60-second descent at exactly 11:59pm. There are no public restrooms and no food vendors inside the pens, all bags are searched, and once you leave a viewing area you cannot return to it.
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Times Square, ManhattanTimes Square, Manhattan
The Ball descends atop One Times Square as revelers pack fenced viewing pens that stretch up 6th and 8th Avenues as far as 56th Street.
Times Square, ManhattanThe Ball descends atop One Times Square as revelers pack fenced viewing pens that stretch up 6th and 8th Avenues as far as 56th Street.
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, ManhattanMorningside Heights, Manhattan
Leonard Bernstein founded this Cathedral tradition in 1984; organist David Briggs and soprano Susanna Phillips carry it into the new year.
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, ManhattanLeonard Bernstein founded this Cathedral tradition in 1984; organist David Briggs and soprano Susanna Phillips carry it into the new year.
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The Palm Court at The Plaza, Midtown, ManhattanMidtown, Manhattan
Live entertainment, a midnight buffet, premium open bar and a Louis Roederer Champagne toast in The Plaza's glass-domed Palm Court.
The Palm Court at The Plaza, Midtown, ManhattanLive entertainment, a midnight buffet, premium open bar and a Louis Roederer Champagne toast in The Plaza's glass-domed Palm Court.
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Central Park Bandshell, Central Park, ManhattanCentral Park, Manhattan
Music and dancing at the Bandshell from 10pm, a costume contest at 11, then fireworks at midnight start a four-mile run.
Central Park Bandshell, Central Park, ManhattanMusic and dancing at the Bandshell from 10pm, a costume contest at 11, then fireworks at midnight start a four-mile run.
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Cherry Hill, Central Park, ManhattanCentral Park, Manhattan
Midnight fireworks shot from Cherry Hill — free, in the middle of Central Park.
Cherry Hill, Central Park, ManhattanMidnight fireworks shot from Cherry Hill — free, in the middle of Central Park.
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, ManhattanMorningside Heights, Manhattan
The Cathedral keeps its doors open past the Concert for Peace for a contemplative Watchnight liturgy of prayer, scripture and communion.
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, ManhattanThe Cathedral keeps its doors open past the Concert for Peace for a contemplative Watchnight liturgy of prayer, scripture and communion.
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Coney Island, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConey Island, Brooklyn
Thousands ring in the new year by charging into the Atlantic off the Coney Island boardwalk in the Polar Bear Club's famous New Year's Day plunge — the signature event of America's oldest winter bathing club.
Coney Island, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThousands ring in the new year by charging into the Atlantic off the Coney Island boardwalk in the Polar Bear Club's famous New Year's Day plunge — the signature event of America's oldest winter bathing club.
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Greenwich Village, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGreenwich Village, Manhattan
The World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir brings its Sunday gospel brunch to New Year's Day with a show at the Blue Note.
Greenwich Village, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir brings its Sunday gospel brunch to New Year's Day with a show at the Blue Note.
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Greenwich Village, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGreenwich Village, Manhattan
Trumpeter Chris Botti's annual holiday residency at the Blue Note carries into the new year with a January 1 performance.
Greenwich Village, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTrumpeter Chris Botti's annual holiday residency at the Blue Note carries into the new year with a January 1 performance.
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Chinatown, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChinatown, Manhattan
Chinatown rings in the Year of the Goat on New Year's Day itself with the traditional firecracker ceremony in Sara D.
Chinatown, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChinatown rings in the Year of the Goat on New Year's Day itself with the traditional firecracker ceremony in Sara D.
Add to calendarFlushing, QueensKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFlushing, Queens
Downtown Flushing — home to one of the largest Chinese and Korean communities in the country — celebrates the Year of the Goat with its own major Lunar New Year parade down Main Street and Union Street.
Flushing, QueensKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDowntown Flushing — home to one of the largest Chinese and Korean communities in the country — celebrates the Year of the Goat with its own major Lunar New Year parade down Main Street and Union Street.
Add to calendarChinatown, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChinatown, Manhattan
Manhattan Chinatown's grand Lunar New Year Parade caps the Year of the Goat celebrations — dragon and lion dance troupes, elaborate floats, marching bands and cultural groups winding through the neighborhood's.
Chinatown, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsManhattan Chinatown's grand Lunar New Year Parade caps the Year of the Goat celebrations — dragon and lion dance troupes, elaborate floats, marching bands and cultural groups winding through the neighborhood's.
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