Workers from Landmark Signs and Electric prepare the New Year's Eve Ball atop One Times Square for a test on Tuesday, December 30, 2014. The 12 foot in diameter ball, covered with 2,688 Waterford Crystals, is lighted by 32,256 energy efficient LED bulbs and weighs 11,875 pounds. It can display billions of different patterns to welcome in the New Year. (© Richard B. Levine)

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Location: new york ny usa north america
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