NYC welcomes 2011 with traditional ball-drop, revelers
Times Square counts down to 2011 New York (CNN) — An estimated 1 million people marked the passing of one year and the beginning of another in New York’s Times Square with the descent of an iconic ball. With the help of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta, the dazzling crystal ball began its 70-foot drop at 11:59 p.m. Friday to the harmonious chants of New Year’s Eve revelers counting down the final seconds of 2010. More than one ton of confetti was released at midnight, with personal individual wishes written in more than 25 languages, a…
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