New York City hosts the annual Times Square New Year's Eve celebration in the United States.
The event takes place in Manhattan's Times Square, where a large crowd gathers to watch the illuminated ball descend at midnight. The celebration is one of the most widely broadcast New Year's events in the world and is commonly associated with confetti, musical performances, and the midnight countdown.
Times Square acquired its name in 1904 after The New York Times moved its headquarters to the area, then called Longacre Square. The newspaper's New Year's celebration helped establish the location as a national symbol of the holiday.
New York City is the municipality, while Manhattan is the borough containing Times Square. That distinction matters because the venue is often casually described only as “Manhattan” or “Times Square,” but the city hosting the celebration is New York City.