Thousands of New Years Eve revelers brave frigid weather for Times Square ball drop to ring in 2026

Thousands of New Year’s Eve revelers from near and far flooded Times Square to witness the iconic ball drop — braving sub-freezing temperatures and an expected burst of light snowfall.“I can’t feel my feet.I’m so cold.

But we are doing our best,” declared Vanessa Ramirez, a 35-year-old tourist from Colombia who came to the Big Apple with two pals to ring in 2026.Ramirez, Victoria Estevez, 30, and 27-year-old Aurelien Froidefond arrived at the Crossroads of the World at 10 a.m.to secure a spot for the big night.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” gushed Estevez, who hinted at the tribulations that come with camping outside in the cold for hours on end.“I just stopped needing to go to the bathroom.I already know in my mind that I will go after 12 and that it will work… I’m not drinking anything, just tiny sips,” she said.With temperatures dipping below 30 degrees on Wednesday evening with a chance for up to an inch of snow, many dedicated partiers wore quadruple layers to beat the cold — on top of the Depends adult diapers peddlers were selling for $50 a pop.

“I have four layers on, two of them are thermal,” explained Estevez.And for others like Yecemia Sanchez, 51, from West Bloomfield, Mich., the ball drop wasn’t the only cause for celebration.Sanchez told The Post that she’s planning on proposing to her boyfriend, 57-year-old Tony Murry, at midnight.“I was just getting my post op yesterday, so [Murry] is like, ‘We’re still gonna go? You just came out of the hospital.’ And I was like, ‘Yes, we’re still gonna go’,” said Sanchez, who’s recovering after taking a spill on a patch of ice outside her home.

Sanchez said she and Murry have known each other for 17 years, but separated for 11 years and recently reconnected two years ago.One of the first promises Murry made her when they started dating the first time around was to see the ball drop in person.“He he’s been promising, promising, and I said, you...