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I worked in 7 Times Square (a.k.a. Times Square Tower), directly across from 1 Times Square #NYC. We would watch them test patterns on the #ball and test it going up & down.
I went from walking to a #LawFirm at 7 Times Square, to commuting to a law firm at 7 World Trade (across from One World Trade, the #WorldTradeCenter). When I started, #1WTC hadn't opened, the construction elevator still on its face.
#7WTC #TimesSquare not #Time #Square #subway #BallDrop #NewYorkCity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square_Tower

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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Times_Square

Life got rough these last few weeks, so I had to cut the 12 Days of Sketchmas a bit short this year. Here’s the my last sketch… Day 8: “Ball Drop"

#art #drawing #sketch #creative #christmas #holidays #draw #artist #sketchbook #sketchmas #illustration #illustrator #balldrop #newyears2026 #newyear #watercolor #pen #ink #linework #celebration #holiday #twelvedaysofsketchmas #twelvedaysofchristmas #newyearsday

PSA: If you start When Harry Met Sally (DVD) at exactly 10:30.34 pm on New Year's Eve, your midnight will be cinematically synced with 1989's #BallDrop. Happy #NewYears / #NewYearsEve! 🍾🥂

Note: I'm told the UK version has a slightly different runtime and you would need to start at 10:34:09 though I can't independently confirm.

PSA: If you start When Harry Met Sally (DVD) at exactly 10:30.34 pm on New Year's Eve, your midnight will be cinematically synced with 1989's #BallDrop. Happy #NewYears / #NewYearsEve! 🍾🥂

PSA: If you start When Harry Met Sally (DVD) at exactly 10:30.34 pm on New Year's Eve, your midnight will be cinematically synced with 1989's #BallDrop. Happy #NewYears / #NewYearsEve! 🍾🥂

Homebrew Ball Drop Machine Rings in the New Year - The New Year’s Ball Drop in New York City stems from an old English naval traditio... - https://hackaday.com/2023/02/10/homebrew-ball-drop-machine-rings-in-the-new-year/ #newyearseve #homehacks #ledhacks #balldrop #nye

PSA: If you start When Harry Met Sally (DVD) at exactly 10:30.34 pm on New Year's Eve, your midnight will be cinematically synced with 1989's #BallDrop. Happy #NewYears / #NewYearsEve! 🍾🥂

Dropping Marbles With Millisecond Accuracy - The road to the perfect marble dropper
[Martin] of the band [Wintergatan] is on hi... - https://hackaday.com/2022/10/31/dropping-marbles-with-millisecond-accuracy/ #marblemachine #musicalhacks #wintergatan #balldrop

#SolarSystem #BallDrop
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210825.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHhQrplIm8g

#APOD