Times Square Ball is Here to Stay

What has 32,000 LEDs, is 12-feet wide, weighs 11,875 pounds, produces 4.3 billion color options, has 2,668 Waterford Crystals, and will be staying around all year? The Times Square Ball, of course. Revealed on Dec. 31, 2008, the new design from Focus Lighting will be a permanent fixture atop One Times Square. As Times Square Alliance President Tim Tompkis said in a statement, “Like Times Square, it’s not afraid to show off. That’s why we’re proudly putting it on display year-round so visitors to the neighborhood can enjoy a true Crossroads of the World icon.”