![]() ![]() This year was the first time crowds were banned since the first ball drop in 1907 (fireworks were used in the first few years, atop the New York Times building which is now One Times Square). Instead, a select group of frontline and essential workers and their families were invited to visit Times Square and watch the ball drop from socially distanced pens. Official New Year Countdown - Worldwide 2025 Countdown for all timezones. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, spectators were not allowed to gather for the ball drop. Video Courtesy of Tiger PartyIn the video, you can see that Chang is one of a very small group of people who were allowed in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. In the video below, find out how Chang synchronizes the clock for a perfect countdown and see footage of a nearly empty Times Square! For the past eleven years, Chang has also been the man in charge of the countdown clock which is beamed live on three Times Square billboards and then transmitted all around the world. Public bells have heralded the New Year since the Middle Ages, of course. The Taiwan-born Chang is the co-founder of Tiger Party, an interactive agency that manages some of Times Square’s biggest billboards. G oing back at least 4,000 years celebrants have put the old year to rest while welcoming the new one, but the ritual of counting down the hours, minutes, and seconds to the exact stroke of midnight is a relatively recent phenomenon. ![]() Alexis McCrossen is a history professor at Southern Methodist University and says clock-watching is actually relatively new for Americans. ![]() But that 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ritual to ring in the new year isnt as old as you might think. On December 31st, Rafale Chang was working behind-the-scenes to make sure the countdown was spot on. These days, a New Years Eve celebration doesnt feel complete without one thing: a countdown. Even though Times Square was nearly empty this New Year’s Eve, an estimated one billion still had their eyes on New York City for the annual midnight countdown and ball drop. ![]()
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