How to celebrate a New Year's Eve in New York, what are the local customs, Christmas decorations, events and shows, what to do to greet the new year.
What to do in New York for New Year
Times Square, characterized by spectacular illuminated signs and large billboards, hosts every year the celebrations for the arrival of the New Year in New York, the New Year's Eve.
This square, which actually coincides with one of the main intersections of the Manhattan district, located between Broadway and 7th Avenue, 42nd and 47th Avenue, in a sparkling atmosphere full of light, colors and music, is made descend along an auction from the top of the building called One Times Square, the Eve Ball, a luminous sphere that marks the beginning of the new year.
After the celebrations, the sphere remains as an attraction in Times Square throughout the year.
What to do
Theatrical performances, especially musicals, take place in the nearby Broadway theaters, which allow you to enter the typical New York climate.
In addition, during the Christmas period, in the Rockefeller Center square, a large Christmas tree stands out, inaugurated every year with a lighting ceremony in the week after Thanksgiving, while in the residential district of Dyker Heights, in Brooklyn, the houses of the residents are decorated with decorations and Christmas lights, so flashy, so as to make it a pleasant and singular tourist attraction.
