Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
Arts & Entertainment
New Year, New New Year's Eve Ball
By
Jen Carlson
Published Dec 30, 2010
Modified Dec 30, 2010
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
Gothamist
View all 4
By
Jen Carlson
Published Dec 30, 2010
Modified Dec 30, 2010
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
While we didn't spot this year's numerals hitching a ride to Times Square on a pedicab, or via the 6 train, there will be a 2011 this New Year's Eve. And it will be accompanied by the famous ball (no, not the Snooki ball). This year's ball will be lit by 32,256 Philips LEDs, each using just 22 watts of power, and will be able to create 16 million color effects, all using just the energy of two household stoves! The ball is 12 feet in diameter and weighs 11,875 pounds, and it's adorned with 2,688 Waterford crystal triangles—a new pattern created by some of them will read: "Let There Be Love." (Find out more fun facts by clicking through.)
If you spot any prep work going on, send us your photos or tag them "Gothamist" on Flickr.
Tagged
2011
ball
new year's eve
numerals
Times Square
Jen Carlson
Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE arts-entertainment
How the Village Halloween Parade keeps its soul
A visit to the community-driven pre-parade puppet preparations.
By
Hannah Frishberg
Published Oct 28, 2026 at 12:38 p.m. ET
'You Can See Everything' … as long as you go to Staten Island
Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary has been selling out across Manhattan and Brooklyn. Tickets to see the film, however, are very much available in other boroughs.
By
Sonia Rao
Arts & Entertainment
'You Can See Everything' … as long as you go to Staten Island
Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary has been selling out across Manhattan and Brooklyn. Tickets to see the film, however, are very much available in other boroughs.
By
Sonia Rao
Inside the hidden chamber that controls Lincoln Center's magnificent fountain
By
Sonia Rao
In the algorithm age, NYC college radio DJs are still broadcasting the funky stuff
By
James Ramsay
A Queens prop shop shutters, bunnies find a home uptown, and more openings and closings
By
Hannah Frishberg
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .