In which city is the New Year's Eve ball lowered from One Times Square?

The New Year's Eve ball is lowered from One Times Square in New York City.

One Times Square is the building at the southern end of Times Square in Manhattan. The ball descent began there in 1907 and became the defining ceremony of New York City's New Year's Eve celebration. The ball is raised before the event and lowered along a mast during the final minute of December 31.

The location has remained central even though the building's surroundings, advertising displays, crowd-control arrangements, and viewing areas have changed. Millions of people around the world watch the ceremony through television and online broadcasts, while spectators gather in the surrounding streets.

A common mistake is to identify the location only as Manhattan or Times Square without naming the city. The canonical city is New York City. Another mix-up is assuming the ball falls freely; it is carefully guided down the mast in a controlled descent.