Can’t rain on their ball drop.
Thunderstorms didn’t dampen the spirits in Occasions Sq. on New Yr’s Eve as hundreds of revelers rang in 2025 with a bang.
Because the festive poncho-clad plenty waited in anticipation for the clock to strike midnight, a bunch of a dozen or so partiers, together with Tiffany Lopez of the Bronx, danced to salsa with the raindrops pouring down Tuesday evening.
“I’m from New York. And it’s an epic experience — something a New Yorker never does,” Lopez, 41, mentioned gleefully. “You’re in the middle of Times Square. And it’s raining and people are so happy.”
Many individuals lined up in Occasions Sq. shiny and early Tuesday to safe a spot for the celebration.
A bunch of pals from Japan camped out at 3 a.m. to get proper behind the stage in the midst of Seventh Avenue to look at the ball drop.
The six friends, ranging in age from 23 to 27, pulled on their ponchos, not letting the climate damage the event.
“We’re ready for anything,” Natsuki Maeda exclaimed.
Close by, a veteran Occasions Sq. New Yr’s Eve reveler — decked out in a 2025 foam prime hat, 2025 glasses, and colourful boas — shrugged off the stormy climate.
“[My] eighth year in a row — minus the Covid year,” Tommy Onolfo, 42, informed The Publish. “I got here at 6 a.m. Not all worried about the rain. I’m a lifeguard and diving board coach in the summer. Water doesn’t bother me.”
“This year wasn’t so good to me so I’m just gonna go day by day,” the Lengthy Island resident mentioned. “It’s already getting better tonight. We didn’t even start the year and it’s already starting off good.”
He mentioned he was trying ahead to when the raindrops had been changed with falling confetti over the Crossroads of the World.
“There’s no other place to be than on Times Square on New Year’s especially when the confetti falls,” Onolfo mentioned.
The ball drop custom dates again to 1907. The ball weighs 11,875 kilos and is roofed with 2,688 crustal triangles.
