Which New Year's Eve landmark in New York City is topped by the descending ball?

One Times Square is the New York City landmark topped by the descending New Year's Eve ball.

One Times Square is the tall, narrow building at the center of the Times Square countdown. The ball is raised to the roof before the ceremony and lowered down a pole during the final minute of the year. Television coverage often shows the ball and the building together, which is why the structure is central to the event's visual identity.

The building was completed in 1904 as the headquarters of The New York Times. Its opening helped establish the name Times Square, which had previously been called Longacre Square. Although the newspaper later moved away, the building retained its prominent position above the crossroads.

The Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center are also famous New York landmarks and sometimes appear in holiday broadcasts. Neither is the structure from which the Times Square ball descends.