It weighs 11,875 pounds with has more than 32,000 LED lights. While AccuWeather meteorologists have predicted a rainy New Year's Eve in New York, it's not expected not to dampen any of the celebrations too much.

Organizers of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration screwed the last crystals onto the ball that will usher in 2025.

The crystal ball for Times Square's New Year's Eve celebration was just unveiled. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.

"You are really paying for the real estate, to be in the area and ultimately to get a view of the ball drop at midnight,” BallDrop.com founder Joshua Perla told the New York Post last year, when Applebee's tickets started at a comparatively modest $650.

Rapper Pitbull helped put the finishing touches to Times Square's New Year's Eve ball as it was unveiled on Friday ahead on next week's infamous ball drop to mark the start of 2025.

Here's what conditions will look and feel like on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. It will feel seasonably warm in North Jersey on New Year's Eve, as AccuWeather is calling for temperatures to hover around a relatively mild 49 degrees on Tuesday,

Silvia Lupone first experienced New Year’s Eve in Times Square in 2010, when she was 28. “I cannot explain how important this was to me and how I wished to experience it all my life,” said Lupone, who lives in Port Jefferson and has gone many times since.