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Your 2024 guide to NYC New Year's Eve ball drop countdown in Times Square
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NEW YORK -- Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to pack into Times Square to watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve, along with another billion tuning in from all over the world.
This year is expected to be the biggest gathering since before the COVID pandemic in 2019.
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