Manhattan Ball Drop
The Manhattan Ball Drop is an event associated with the coming of the New Year and is considered a long-standing traditional means to celebrate the event among Humans. The tradition dates back to 1902 and has been celebrated yearly since its inception.
Each year during the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square in Manhattan, New York City, on Earth a time ball made of crystal and electric lights is raised to the top of a pole on the One Times Square building and then lowered to mark the coming of the New Year. The Ball descends 77 feet (23 m) over the course of a minute, coming to rest at the bottom of its pole at 12:00 am. Toshiba's Times Square billboard directly below the Ball counts down to midnight as well.
Every year up to one million people gather in Times Square to watch the Ball drop, and an estimated 10 billion watch video of the event, the majority of them on Earth or in the Sol System.
The event was recreated at locations across the Federation, even as far as Starbase 989, where the event was undertaken in 2413 - 2414, much to the delight of the crews of the USS Rosenante and the USS Boudicca
