Times Square New Year's Eve

I remember a lot of people and I got rather spooked and we left before the ball dropped. We watched it on TV but could hear the crowd outside our hotel window. There certainly were a lot of people but a million did surprise me. Not quite sure why this post came up in the middle of the summer. From: Nice News "Every year as the clock nears midnight on December 31st, the eyes of the world turn once more to the dazzling lights and bustling energy of Times Square. New Year's Eve at the symbolic center of New York City has become more than just a celebration - it's a global tradition. As the famous New Year's Eve Ball descends from the flagpole atop One Times Square, about 1 million people in Times Square are united in bidding a collective farewell to the departing year and expressing joy and hope for the year ahead. Source: City of New York"