A New Year in Old New York with the Bowery Boys

A rite of passage for many New Yorkers (and visitors alike) is to spend New Year’s Eve in Times Square patiently awaiting the moment when the crystal-studded ball begins its descent from the top of the old New York Times Building and a new year officially begins. But there is so much history to New York’s New Year’s celebrations, from why Times Square became the focal point for the festivities to how Times Square’s changes over the decades have influenced New York’s most famous night of the year. Greg Young and Tom Meyers, the Bowery Boys, take you back in time for this exploration of the city’s New Year celebrations, including the history of one of the oldest – New York’s Chinese New Year! Pop a bottle of bubbly and ring in the New Year with the Bowery Boys.