Workers have installed the New Year’s Eve ball that will drop in Times Square on Dec. 31. The ball is a 12-foot geodesic sphere covered with 2,688 crystal triangles of various sizes It weighs five tons and has 32,256 LED lights.
The pandemic-limited celebration that will lack the usual tightly packed crowds in Time Square and performances at the event will be designed for TV audiences watching from home.
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