In what New York City square has a ball dropped at midnight each New Year's Eve?

The New Year's Eve ball is dropped in Times Square in New York City.

The tradition began on December 31, 1907, when a lighted ball was lowered from the flagpole atop One Times Square. Newspaper publisher Adolph Ochs organized the event to attract attention to the newly completed headquarters of The New York Times.

The ball did not descend in 1942 or 1943 because wartime blackout rules prevented the usual lights and celebration. Instead, crowds observed a minute of silence before midnight. The modern ball is a geodesic sphere covered with Waterford Crystal panels and illuminated by LEDs.

A common mix-up is calling the event the “New York ball drop”; Times Square is the specific location, while the nearby New Year's Eve celebration includes concerts, confetti, and the midnight countdown.