While most of us have watched the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebrations on television, joining the festivities in person can be daunting. Those who manage to attend must pass through extensive security checkpoints, stand in the cold for hours, tolerate being crushed in an enormous crowd and having no access to public restrooms.
Fortunately, there is another way to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square. In fact, you can join the festivities anytime, even in the middle of summer.
A series of mosaics entitled The Revelers was installed in the Times Square subway station in 2007. Created by Jane Dickson, the work is installed in several busy underground passages. It portrays 70 life-size partygoers boisterously welcoming in the New Year with hats, noisemakers and confetti.
They make it possible to join Times Square’s New Year’s Eve festivities every day — and night — of the year.
Celebrating with the kids
Laughing
Revelers meet in a corner
Kicking up their heels
Holding the baby aloft
Dressed in blue and red
A hug to bring in the year
With open arms
A kiss for luck
Tooting a horn
Arm in arm
In a green coat
Holding a hat and noisemaker
In a fancy hat and high heels
Blowing into a noisemaker
Holding a child’s hand
Dancing
In a red hat
Jumping for joy
In a miniskirt
With a real kid
On piggyback
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superbe cette série, c’est la fete dans le métro new-yorkais.
[...] Mosaics of revelers ring in the new year every day in the Times Square subway station. [Blather from Brooklyn] Photos and video: Sunday’s [...]
I always loved mosaics on 28th street also there are great hats on 23rd street station. It’s just lovely to see all these people under the hats.