New Year's countdown 2024 in NYC (live)

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New Year’s countdown 2024: Watch the New York ball drop

(Associated Press) Streaming live from 4:00 pm PT. Crowds gather in the cold on New Year’s Eve to watch the annual ball drop, fireworks, and countdown in New York City’s Times Square to usher in 2024. Footage credit: Associated Press and Times Square Alliance/Countdown Entertainment.

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