Crowds gather to 'test' confetti in Times Square ahead of New Year's Eve

The Manila Times

Crowds gather to 'test' confetti in Times Square ahead of New Year's Eve  On Sunday, December 29, crowds gathered to watch a practice confetti drop in New York City's Times ahead of the famed ball drop on New Year's Eve.  Tourists and locals had the chance to write down their wishes for the coming year on scraps of paper that will be mixed in with the confetti released during the famed New Year's Eve celebration.  Within minutes, the stage and nearby streets were blanketed in confetti — a preview of what crowds can expect in Times Square on Tuesday December 31, when 3,000 pounds of confetti will be dropped by hand from nearby buildings.   REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #timessquare #newyearseve

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00:00Oh, that's the best set, oh, I got confetti in my hand.

00:03Oh, it's good.

00:05More confetti.

00:08Confetti, people don't realize that all the confetti in Times Square is dispersed by hand.

00:15Are we ready up here?

00:17Yeah.

00:18Are we ready down there?

00:22Here we go.

00:23Five, four, three, two, one.

00:28Happy New Year!

00:31Whoa, look at that confetti go.

00:33Let's get some more confetti out there.

00:58Are you ready?

01:11Are we ready?

01:12We're ready.

01:13Five, four, three, two, one.

01:14Happy New Year!

01:15Whoa, and that confetti is twisting and turning, but where's it going?

01:16We all want good health, good jobs, love, success for our family, and peace on Earth.

01:37Oh look at it go, you guys got the best place though, right there.

01:55We only started having confetti in Times Square in 1992 New Year's Eve and when we first sold

02:03it to the NYPD that were here in Times Square, are we good, does anybody need more confetti or are we good to go?

02:09You guys, can I get the three of you?

02:11I'll wait for the confetti.

02:13Are you comfortable in there?

02:15Are you comfortable?

02:17I like chocolate.

02:19I like chocolate.

02:21You gotta get the confetti out.

02:23That's it.

02:25Can we get a ball?

02:27Yeah, chocolate ball.

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