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  1. getmisch @[email protected] ·

    The #NYTimes outgrew the building quickly. Apparently, the #printing presses in the basement were so affected by the #subway underneath, they had to put sand under them! They moved to a huge #building on 43rd & stayed there until 2007, expanding to 44th.
    Owner Ochs started the #NewYear's celebrations on Dec 31, 1904, & for years they just lit fireworks on the roof until the city outlawed it. The ball drop started that year, 1908.
    #NYC #TimesSquare #NewYearsEve #BallDrop
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Time

    #nytimes #printing #subway #building #newyear #nyc