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New Year’s Eve in Times Square

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nickmcglynn:

Here is some helpful advice if you plan on going to Times Square for New Years.

First off, it’s awful; but worth doing once in your life. Arrive early!! Prime viewing areas may fill up early in the afternoon. Police will confiscate alcohol, so be discrete. Use the restroom before you arrive, there are no bathrooms and you will be standing in one place so wear comfortable shoes and dress warm! There is lots of security and the cops will give you the run around. No bags or backpacks are permitted, so don’t bring them!
More info here: http://timessquarenyc.org

Hmmm…sounds to me like booking over a year in advance at an adjacent hotel would be the only way to go.  Standing outside for hours with a risk of cops snatching my booze? Fuck that.

Yeah„ I have to agree with the sentiment that it’s really boring and not fun, but for some crazy reason I’m glad I did it at least once. After the ball drops and they start playing music and everyone’s happy and hugging for like 10 minutes, the looooong time waiting seems worth it.

Also, for some reason I assumed there’d be entertainment going on prior to midnight—but the year I went, it really was just standing around in the freezing cold, trying to ignore some fratty bros behind us, talking with the friends I came in in with. But again, now it’s kind of a weirdly nice memory.