Brooklyn, New Year’s new party hub
Times Square may generate the loud buzz and biggest crowds for New Year’s Eve, but this year, Brooklyn has become a prime destination to ring in 2015 with several celebratory places partygoers can choose from.
For the first time in its rich history, Coney Island will play host to its own New Year Eve’s Ball Drop. The celebration will take place near the Parachute Jump, which will light up and help countdown the seconds to midnight. A stage will also be set up for performances.
“We are extremely excited that we are starting a Brooklyn tradition in 2015,” said Borough President Eric Adams during the official announcement on Thursday, December 18 at the neighborhood staple. “Why go to Manhattan and be squashed like sardines when you can come to the county of Kings and be treated with royalty? We’re going to have music, bands and fireworks.”