New Year’s Eve Prep

Jeffrey Straus, president of Countdown Entertainment; Andrew Varga, CMO of Papa John’s International; and Times Square Alliance president Tim Tompkins conduct the annual “air-worthiness test” of the confetti used in Times Square’s New Year’s Eve celebration. About 3,000 pounds of confetti will be thrown by hand from various buildings at midnight Jan 1. Photo by Andrew Schwartz

FLIGHT OF THE CONFETTI

Maggie Bates and Megan and Cathleen Childs from Fort Worth, Texas, revel in swirling confetti blown up from a subway grate. The display is part of the annual air worthiness test for confetti used during the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebrations. Inset: Some of the confetti released at midnight on Dec. 31 will feature handwritten wishes created by people who stopped by the Times Square Visitors Center. Three thousand pounds of confetti will be thrown by hand from various buildings in Times Square to celebrate the New Year. Photo By Andrew Schwartz