The ball is at the top of the roof of 1 Times Square on Broadway, between 42nd and 43rd Streets.
Teams are installing 192 new Waterford crystal triangles on the iconic ball that will fall at midnight.
This year’s design is titled “Gift of Happiness” and weighs more than 11,000 pounds and is 12 feet in diameter.
RELATED | Jennifer Lopez will headline Dick Clark’s 2021 ‘Rock Clark’ New Year’s Eve on ABC
J. Lo will be the headline of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve Rockin ‘Eve” on ABC, which will perform in Times Square just before the ball falls which will begin in 2021.
Billy Porter, who will have a double duty as host, is scheduled to meet with Cyndi Lauper for a duet performance in New York. The two previously collaborated on the Broadway hit “Kinky Boots,” for which Lauper wrote music. Machine Gun Kelly and Jimmie Allen will also perform in Times Square.
Other performers include Nelly, Miley Cyrus, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Maluma, Ella Mai, Lewis Capaldi and Brandy.
Don’t miss “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve Rockin ‘Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021” on ABC from 8 pm ET | 7 pm CT on Thursday 31 December
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