New York – Times Square Revelers Braving Frigid Weather Watch Crystal Ball’s Descent Herald Start Of 2018 In The US

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    Revelers gather in Times Square ahead of the New Year's Eve celebrations in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 31, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky New York – With a burst of confetti and fireworks, throngs of revelers have ushered in 2018 in a frigid Times Square as the glittering crystal ball dropped.

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    It was the second-coldest on record. The temperature was only 10 degrees (minus 12 degrees Celsius) in New York City at midnight. The coldest ball drop celebration was in 1917, when it was only 1 degree (minus 17 degrees Celsius).

    Partygoers bundled up in extra layers wearing with warm hats and face masks, dancing and jogging in place to ward off the cold.

    There was also tighter security than ever after two terrorist attacks and a rampaging SUV driver who plowed into a crowd on the very spot where the party takes place. The party went off with no major problems.

    “Auld Lang Syne” and “New York, New York” played as the crowds cheered.


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    Aron1
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    Aron1
    6 years ago

    Those glasses look like leftovers from 2010 with an 8 stuck on top.
    Wouldn’t take a genius to figure out that the left lens can easily be simply an “8”.
    Then again, we are dealing with people who would stand outside in 10 degree weather (minus 12 Celcius), so…

    6 years ago

    אנו משקימים והם משקימים. אנו רצים לחיי העוה”ב והם רצים לבאר שחת…

    6 years ago

    MISHAGOYIM!!!