New Year's Eve fireworks in NYC
Trip the light fantastic at the best New Year's Eve fireworks NYC has to offer to ring in the new year
Put the ohhh-ahhh in ahhh-mazing with these New Year's Eve fireworks. NYC will be filled with the iconic bursts of light over the neon dream of Times Square, or you can watch Prospect Park's display of pyrotechnics with a cup of hot cocoa in hand. Once the light show is over, head to one of the other great New Year's Eve events in NYC.
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New Year's Eve fireworks in NYC
Dr. Phil’s Brooklyn Bridge Walk Into the New Year
Guides trained by historian and tour leader Dr. Phil (not that one) organize multiple groups to take in the New Year from the iconic landmark. After tidbits about the bridge are revealed, all the tours will pause to scan the skyline for midnight fireworks. To book tickets call 646-493-7092 or visit the website. Multiple tours depart at 10:15pm.
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New Year's Eve Fireworks
Bundle up for a free, low-key New Year’s Eve with hot beverages and fireworks sparkling over Park Slope. Live music starts at around 11pm at Grand Army Plaza, where you can also snag a free cup of hot cocoa. At midnight, fireworks will go off at Long Meadow; the best vantage points are at Grand Army Plaza, inside the park on West Drive and along Prospect Park West between Grand Army Plaza and 9th Street.
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New Year's Eve at Times Square
Broadway between 40th and 53rd Sts. Since 1907, a sparkly sphere has been lowered in Times Square, and even though the rest of the country has adopted the tradition, New York can still lay claim to it. Arrive by 3pm (earlier if the weather is nice) to stake out a spot in the Broadway–Seventh Avenue bowtie, and be prepared to stay put: There are no public restrooms or food vendors, and leaving means giving up your spot. It may sound like no fun, but this is really the best kind of holiday masochism, and your endurance will be rewarded with performances held across two stages, beginning at 6pm. A burst of pyrotechnics from One Times Square, every hour on the hour through 11pm, should whet the appetite for the ball drop at a minute to midnight. The geodesic sphere (11,875 pounds, 12 feet across and covered with 2,688 Waterford crystal triangles and 32, 256 LEDs) descends 70 feet before an almighty 60-second fireworks display of more than 3,000 colorful effects and confetti is released into the city sky.
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There are also free fireworks in Central Park at midnight. They last about 15 minutes and can be seen from the 72nd street bandshell area.