New Year’s Eve in Times Square is overrated. I’ve never been there ion New Year’s Eve, but I have been at the spot where the ball drops. The intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue.
To get the best spot, people arrive a day or so early and claim their patch of ground.
Once you’re there, you stay there. Once more people arrive, you’re stuck in your spot. Good luck trying to leave to get to a bathroom.
Only the people close to the ball have a good view. The further away you are, the less you can see. And a million people crammed into an area of five blocks, you better not be claustrophobic.
Then you’re at the mercy of the weather. Usually it’s freezing. And with all the tall buildings in New York, the wind can be brutal.
Then five minutes after midnight, there’s a big stampede of a million people leaving, to get to the trains or buses. If you’re lucky enough to find a hotel room in Manhattan, get ready to pay through the nose.
You’re much better off watching at home on tv.