News Releases and Articles

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• NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES STREET CLOSURES AND EXPECTED TRAFFIC DELAYS FOR December 31st, 2011 & January 1st, 2012
  Release Date: Dec 31, 2011
• TIMES SQUARE NEW YEAR’S EVE ORGANIZERS ANNOUNCE STAR-STUDDED PERFORMANCES FOR 2012
  Release Date: Dec 31, 2011
  Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Drake, Pitbull, Cee Lo Green, Hot Chelle Rae, Diego Torres, Broadway Cast of “Rock of Ages” and more to perform in Times Square *** Lady Gaga to Join Mayor Bloomberg as Times Square 2012 Special Guest *** Also … It’s Not Too Late to Take Part in this Year’s New Year’s Eve Celebration
• NEW YEAR’S EVE BALL READY FOR TEST BEFORE TIMES SQUARE CELEBRATION
  Release Date: Dec 30, 2011
  GIANT PHILIPS LIGHT SWITCH ILLUMINATES 11,875-POUND NEW YEAR’S EVE BALL *** AND SENDS IT UP 130-FOOT POLE ATOP ONE TIMES SQUARE *** THOUSANDS OF NEW YEAR’S EVE BALLOONS TO BE INFLATED FOR REVELERS AT TIMES SQUARE 2012 CELEBRATION
• NEW YEAR’S EVE CONFETTI AIR WORTHINESS TEST
  Release Date: Dec 29, 2011
  Organizers Test Confetti for Times Square 2012 New Year’s Eve and Place a Wish on the Confetti Wishing Wall *** Mayor Bloomberg, Robert De Niro, Jessica Biel, Matthew Broderick, Abigail Breslin, former Mayor Koch, Hot Chelle Rae, Brian Williams, Carson Daly, and B.o.B contributed confetti wishes to help celebrate New Year’s Eve 2012
• TIMES SQUARE NEW YEAR’S EVE ORGANIZERS PRESENT THE 5th ANNUAL GOOD RIDDANCE DAY A CHANCE TO – LITERALLY – SHRED, DUMP AND PHYSICALLY DESTROY BAD MEMORIES FROM 2011 AS THE NEW YEAR APPROACHES
  Release Date: Dec 28, 2011
  Most Creative Entry to Win Free iPad2
• 10 Days Until New Year’s Eve OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE ‘2’ AT TIMES SQUARE NEW YEAR’S EVE
  Release Date: Dec 28, 2011
  Numeral ‘2’ Starring in 2012 Display Set to Arrive at Times Square Visitor Center *** Digit Shows Off Latest Energy-Efficient LED Technology by Philips Lighting
• National September 11 Memorial Museum to Accept Special Collection of Waterford Crystal Triangles from 2001/2002 Times Square Ball
  Release Date: Dec 27, 2011
  The “Hope for Healing” triangles feature engravings honoring those who lost their lives as a result of the attacks a decade ago
• GET A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO TIMES SQUARE NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH LIVE, COMMERCIAL-FREE WEBCAST
  Release Date: Dec 20, 2011
  Times Square 2012 Organizers and Livestream Provide Opportunity for Viewers to Interact with Iconic New Year’s Celebration From Anywhere in the World *** Specially Designed Widget Allows Webcast to be Posted on Wide Range of Social Networks and Online Platforms, Expanding the Event’s Global Reach
• REVELERS AROUND THE WORLD CAN TAKE PART IN THE TIMES SQUARE NEW YEAR’S EVE FESTIVITIES WITH FREE, OFFICIAL APP FOR APPLE AND ANDROID DEVICES
  Release Date: Dec 13, 2011
  2012 Times Square Ball App follows smash debut version downloaded more than 174,000 times within two weeks of New Year’s Eve Celebration Watch and Participate in the 2012 LIVE Global Celebration and Upload Photos to See Your Face on the Toshiba Vision Sign directly beneath the Times Square Ball, from your mobile device

THE NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 7, MORPHING INTO HILLARY SWANK ON NEW YEAR'S EVE