Condé Nast TravelerDec 19, 2025
Where to Watch the Ball Drop in 2026—NYC New Year's Eve
From private penthouses to Applebee’s (seriously).
R Lounge offers uninterrupted view
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- Times SquareSightone million revelers swarm annually
- The KnickerbockerHotelrooftop bar 150 feet below the ball
- Charlie Palmer Steak IVRestaurantfeast for a king
- AMC Empire 25Sightmovie theater becomes New Year's extravaganza
- Frames Bowling LoungeSightball drop cast on every angle
- Magic HourBarrooftop bar with urban amusement park
- Renaissance New York Times Square HotelHotelR Lounge offers uninterrupted view
- The ChatwalHotelProducer Suite has private terrace
- Bar 54Bartallest rooftop lounge in NYC
- Hyatt Centric Times Square HotelHotelBar 54 atop this hotel
- Applebee’sRestaurantrestaurant in Times Square
- Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan SeacrestPlacebroadcast on ABC
- New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big BashPlacebroadcast on CBS
- New Year’s Eve Live With Anderson Cooper and Andy CohenPlacebroadcast on CNN
- TimesSquareNYC.orgPlacelive webcast available
- Moxy Times SquareHotel