“No Blankets”: Social Media Stunned By People’s Experience Waiting For The Times Square Ball Drop

Is there a more iconic New Year’s Eve event than New York City’s iconic ball drop? 

The buzzing atmosphere of Times Square, the colorful lights, the millions of people gathered sharing a happy moment, making you feel like if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere, and the hours-long wait… in diapers?

Taking to her TikTok page, photojournalist Michal Blank, who goes by “New York Mickey”, has documented what it’s actually like to come to the Big Apple to watch the 12,000-pound ball adorned with thousands of LED lights and crystal panels descend as people ring in the new year.