TIL Times Square was Longacre Square until the New York Times moved their headquarters there in 1904. To celebrate the move, publisher Adolph Ochs staged a New Year's Eve fireworks display, and three years later organized the first NYE ball drop.


TIL Times Square was Longacre Square until the New York Times moved their headquarters there in 1904. To celebrate the move, publisher Adolph Ochs staged a New Year's Eve fireworks display, and three years later organized the first NYE ball drop. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square#1900s%E2%80%931930s omnificunderachiever December 31, 2021 at 02:06PM

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