When it came to New Year's Eve countdown broadcasts, we were traditional and stuck with Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve. Which means we missed out on $275-million man Alex Rodriguez counting down with Carson Daly on Daly's New Year's Eve program. New York sports talk radio was discussing the Yankee's appearance, jokingly calling him "Mr. New York." Well, not only is A-Rod loving NYC these days, he's also being managed by Guy Oseary......

New Year's Eve wasn't all confetti, LED-lit crystal balls and...diapers; despite the impression Dick Clark gives to the world at large, there's always just as much excess, overcrowding and diminished expectations to be found outside of Times Square on Amateur Night. Last night we received a tip from Gawker containing this link about post-NYE detritus in one of those sleek Williamsburg condos. There was spilled wine, a hole in the wall and an unused tampon......

2008 showed up a little early today as a shiny new addition to the New Years Eve celebration in Times Square traveled there by subway from the Bronx, where it was constructed. The 500-lb number "8" will complete the "2008" sign that will be a part of the midnight festivities. Standing at 7 feet tall, the "8" and it's three other numerical companions will be on display through the 19th at the Times Square information......

2007 is just around the corner, and we've got a little tip sheet on where to be when the clock strikes midnight. MUSIC + PARTY • Clap Your Hands Say Yeah will help ring in the new year with their guests the Bob Mould Band and Final Fantasy at Hammerstein Ballroom. Our friends at Stereogum are sponsoring the show, and tickets are still available here. Clap's second album, Some Loud Thunder, comes out in January,......

The Times Square Alliance is getting ready for New Year's celebrations. They have been testing confetti for "airworthiness" - an especially important step since there will be 7,000 pounds of confetti dropped onto revelers. The 3 tons of confetti is actually much more than what is usually thrown on New Year's Eve - the Times Square NYE FAQ says that usually 1 ton is dropped. And this year, the confetti will have messages. The Daily......

Even as we lie feverish in our sickbed, done in by a New Year's cold, Gothamist refuses to let the drunken spirit of New Year's 2006 end. Witness this amazing linkery: Mariah in Times Square Panorama (the horror! the horror!) New Year's Eve in Legoland New York (check out freedom tower on right) Central Park Fireworks and more fireworks OINY New Year's Edition LNP's Rated X NYE, Misshapes NYE, Eve Eve party Cobrasnake NYE,......

It's 9:18pm on New Year's Eve, and that means hundreds of thousands of people are already massing in Times Square. We'll be following the action from the warmth and security of our apartment-- but if you're out and about and want to share your experiences, send phone pictures to photos@gothamist.com! And if you're not going out, check out these links: Times Square stream from Flickr New York Times NYE slideshow Great confetti shot from......

It's that time of year again. The time of year we spend entirely too much money on going to a bar or party or club that any other night would cost nothing to enter. But we go, we pay and we fight the Bridge & Tunnel crowd for a spot at the bar. Why? We don't know. It's just part of NYE in NYC. This year we're fleeing the country, but for those of you......

Speaking of New Year's Eve, it turns out that it is going to be one second longer than usual this year. The scientists in charge of maintaining world time have to insert a "leap second" for the first time in seven years, in order to keep atomic time sync'd up with the Earth's rotational time (um, what?) The point is that your New Year's Party can be extended by exactly 1000 milliseconds this year,......

Yuck! New Year's Eve is only two weeks away, and that means everyone you know will soon be asking about your plans. Normally we stay indoors on December 31, better to avoid being vomitted on by drunken tourists streaming towards Times Square. The Ask.Mefites seem to have similar feelings-- you won't be seeing them anywhere near 42nd Street. Upcoming.org has a growing list of NYE activities-- but nothing seems all that appetizing. If you......