Times Square looks unrecognizable just hours after 100,000 pounds of confetti was dumped at New Year’s: photos

Alex Mead

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Jan 1, 2024

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100,000 pounds of confetti and ticker-tap streams were released into Times Square after the ball dropped at midnight. Over 180 NYC Sanitation workers took to the streets in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2024 to clean up the world’s biggest party.

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Revelers celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square on Jan. 1, 2024 in New York City.

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Revelers celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square on Jan. 1, 2024 in New York City.

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Revelers celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square on Jan. 1, 2024 in New York City.

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Revelers celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square on Jan. 1, 2024 in New York City.

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People walk through confetti and discarded debris after the ball drop in Times Square.

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Confetti and trash litters the street after New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square on Jan. 1, 2024 in New York City.

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Confetti and trash litters the street after New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square on January 01, 2024 in New York City. Michael Ho Wai Lee/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

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Police officers patrol after Times Square revelers left the area following the celebrations.

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NYC Department of Sanitation workers clean the streets of Times Square.

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Workers clean up after New Year's celebration in Times Square on January 01, 2024 in New York City.

NYC Department of Sanitation workers clean the streets of Times Square after New Year’s celebrations.

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NYC Department of Sanitation workers clean the streets of Times Square after New Year’s celebrations.

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Workers clean up after New Year’s celebration in Times Square on Jan. 1, 2024 in New York City.

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NYC Department of Sanitation workers clean the streets of Times Square after New Year’s celebrations.

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NYC Department of Sanitation workers clean the streets of Times Square after New Year’s celebrations.

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NYC Department of Sanitation workers clean the streets of Times Square after New Year’s celebrations.

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NYC Department of Sanitation workers clean the streets of Times Square after New Year’s celebrations.

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Times Square is seen on New Year’s Day after NYE celebrations were cleaned up.

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Times Square is seen on New Year’s Day after NYE celebrations were cleaned up.

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Times Square is seen on New Year’s Day after NYE celebrations were cleaned up.

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