Earlier this week Dick Clark died at the age of 82. At the time we asked the Times Square Alliance what sort of tribute the Crossroads of the World, which Clark reigned over each New Year's Eve for four decades, would do to honor him. We were told the Times Square Alliance would be releasing news about how they will commemorate Clark's legacy in the coming days, and now they have. more ›

Dick Clark was born in Mt. Vernon in 1929, and has plenty of ties to New York beyond what became his annual Times Square appearances—he even graduated from Syracuse University. Earlier today "The World's Oldest Teenager" died of a heart attack at age 82 (Clark was living in California, possibly in his Flintstone house). We've contacted the Times Square Alliance for a comment about the Clark's passing and will update when we hear back, but we would assume there will be some sort of tribute held—after all, the ball is there all year. In the meantime, Mayor Bloomberg has released the following statement: more ›

A last minute, New Year's Eve reminder to those of you who insist on making resolutions for the New Year: Make them achievable. We offered some suggestions on Wednesday, taking some inspiration from Woody Guthrie's list of resolutions for 1943 (as seen above), which include "Stay Glad" and "Take A Bath." more ›

Tomorrow night is New Year's Eve and though the town seems empty now, New York City, and Times Square especially, will soon be filled with celebrating folks. So naturally, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly wants people to remember to please, not fire their firearms into the sky to celebrate 2012. "Obviously, we urge people not to do that. The bullets come down and hit people," he told reporters Thursday. Guns aren't firecrackers! more ›

As if New Year's Eve in Times Square isn't horrible enough, the Post today gives us a peek at the man who's making it even more insufferable: meet Andrew Fox. more ›

Oh, Gwynnie. When will you put a disclaimer on the bottom of GOOP so people won't get confused and think your advice is actually practical? The latest list of ridiculous tips from Paltrow on her "lifestyle" "blog" "thing" are here just in time for New Year's Eve—GOOP has some hangover advice for you, but real live doctors are calling BS on Gwyneth's tips. more ›

The New York Tribune featured this celebratory scene on their front page showing New Yorkers celebrating 1908 in a mysterious massive restaurant. more ›

In Priceline's world, the Lower East Side is the 46th best spot in the United States to celebrate New Year's Eve. In a "news release" the company sent out, spotted by EV Grieve, they say their "top destinations list is based on thousands of hotel booking requests made by customers for the New Year's weekend." The neighborhood comes behind places like Orlando, Minneapolis, and Miami's International Airport Area... but then again, that neighborhood has less hotel rooms to offer. more ›

Count down to 2012 with Donnie, Joey, Jordan, Jonathan, and Danny. more ›

As you already know, when we were younger we had a friend that really loved the New Kids On The Block. So much so that she had every inch of wall and ceiling space in her bedroom plastered with photos of the band, torn from magazines. So lame, right? Hahahaha what a loser. Well, we thought that this friend, wherever she is, might be interested in Donnie Wahlberg's recent Tweet, stating: "Pardon The Interruption... NEW YEARS EVE! NYC! Every fan of NKOTB will want to be there!" more ›

The other day we were thinking: Times Square really doesn't get crazy enough, especially on New Year's Eve. It's like a ghost town over there! The Crossroads of the World should really be jam packed with screaming people, especially when a new year is upon us. Well, it seems the suits over at the Times Square Party Down Council had the same thought. Their solution: they've invited both Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber to perform in usually desolate area, this December 31st during something called Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, hosted by Ryan Seacrest. This might just be crazy enough to work! more ›

Now that you've seen Lady Gaga in all her non-makeup, non-Kermit coat glory, how'd you like to see her from the middle of a chilly, packed-in crowd in the middle of Times Square? Dick Clark-in-training Ryan Seacrest announced today that Gaga will perform at Times Square to ring in 2012 on New Years Eve. more ›

We may be hurtling toward an uncertain, unsustainable future in which the sky and everything in it is falling (currently: big frozen clumps of moisture, run!), but it's nice to know that some things never change. There's just something perversely comforting about this video of two guys fighting at 5:30 a.m. on New Year's Day on the Staten Island Ferry: No matter how dreadful things get, you can always count on a couple of macho dudes to roll around on the floor together after a night of partying—and for the NYPD to discourage the loser from filing a police report. The fisticuffs start around the one minute mark: more ›

While we no longer need to fear the Snooki Ball this New Year's Eve, that doesn't mean Times Square is free from danger tonight. City officials are ramping up security as they brace for nearly a million people to show up for the ball drop (streets will close at 3 p.m. today). The decision to strengthen the police presence was made after the failed Times Square bomb discovered in May of this year. According to the Daily News, "counterterrorism officials, FBI agents and thousands of rank-and-file cops will patrol the area with bomb-sniffing dogs and snipers on rooftops." More barriers will be added to the area, and all mailboxes and garbage cans have been removed from streetcorners, and on top of all that, manhole covers are being sealed up. more ›

Hey, the city is trying to clear Times Square for tonight's revelry (it's New Year's Eve, if you've forgotten in the blizzard-induced haze) and the NYPD announced street closures. Here's the full police press release below—remember, no backpacks and large bags and the early birds get closest to the see the ball drop...and take mass transit: more ›

Weather forecasts are looking good for New Year's Eve and even better for New Year's Day (if you like an unseasonably warm high of 50 degrees). But don't think that that means the snow will be gone by next year. Because the temperature this week have been hovering just above freezing in the day and below freezing at night—creating a harder to melt frozen top on many drifts—it is going to take some time for all the powder to go poof. Which means, with all those drunken NYE revelers, we can expect some seriously technicolored snow in 2011 to go along with that multi-colored new ball. more ›

Last year New Year's Eve almost came to a screeching halt when everyone wondered how in the world the 2010 novelty glasses would be designed. You can't see through a "1"... and now there are two 1s. Remember Y2K, well think of this as Y21. In other words, WTF IS GOING TO HAPPEN! The Wall Street Journal asks just that in their profile of the original glasses designers, Richard Sclafani and Peter Cicero... who quit the game last year. The paper notes that "by quitting the New Year’s glasses business the founding fathers have conveniently dodged the most vexing design challenge in the 20-year history of the field: 2011." Well, all they really needed to do was use the Google machine to dig up some ideas (pictured). more ›