NEW YORK CITY — Eyewitness News’ Dani Beckstrom was on a special assignment for Good Morning America on Thursday, helping to raise the number “5” in the 2025 New Year’s numerals in Times Square. This was the final time the current ball and number set would be hoisted before its retirement to the Times Travel Museum at One Times Square.
More than a billion people worldwide will witness these numbers illuminate the New Year’s Eve sky and hear Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” as the ball drops. The celebration will feature a star-studded lineup including Blake Shelton, Alanis Morissette, Renee Rapp, TLC, HARDY, and Laufey, among many others, performing on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.”
Join host Ryan Seacrest and co-host Rita Ora live in Times Square for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2025,” starting at 8 p.m. on ABC.