Video of New York Times Square Ball Drop 2011

In New York, a crystal ball with 32, 000 lights descended at midnight, setting off a wild and noisy confettifilled New Year s celebration. Nearly a million revellers crowded New York s Time Square to witness the traditional dazzling ball drop and welcome in the new year. The crowd hollered as a ball with 32thousand lights descended in the runup to midnight local time (0500 GMT). The celebration took place just days after a blizzard paralysed the city and amid security concerns eight months after a Pakistani immigrant tried to detonate a car bomb in Times Square. Police had a strict security plan in place, with sealed manhole covers, countersnipers on rooftops and checkpoints for partygoers. RT on Facebook: RT on Twitter: