Spending New Year’s Eve in New York is for many a lifelong dream come true. The City is filled with rendering images from TV and film as an iconic venue to welcome in the new year among countless joyful revelers. Times Square is the main focal point and millions of us have grown up with images of confetti pouring down over the Crowds as we see in another new year hopeful of better times ahead. Well, if you have read our survival guide or are just doing some research you might have noticed the reality of Times Square is a little different from the Expectation.

Revelers need to arrive as early as Midday and stand around for over 12 hours in the freezing cold, with little food or drink and no access to Toilet facilities (Seriously!). If this battle of attrition does not sound like your cup of tea, and it’s not hard to see why that would be, then the only real option you have to See the Ball Drop is to attend one of the many Parties in the Square. There are a lot of parties on offer and they are not all the same so we take a deep dive into the Best New Year’s Eve Ball-Drop Parties so you can find one to suit your style and budget…however be warned… your budget is going to need to be LARGE!

New Year’s Eve in Times Square Is FREE…Why PAY for a party?

For some reason, the organizers of the Ball Drop event in Times Square have done everything they can to make the Free Event as unpleasant as possible. From around the Mid-day, the Whle square is cordoned off and lined with large PENS. These are filled with tourists waiting to see the ball drop and when one row of pens is full they are sealed and no one else is allowed in. They keep filling these in moving up the square, gradually penning everyone in, and sealing off the square. Inside the pens there is NOTHING. No toilets, no food and drink stands, nothing. YOu are only allowed to bring a small backpack, so limited snaking options and no Alcohol!

You cannot leave the pen for ANY reason…well you can, but if you leave, maybe to nip to a restaurant to use the loo, you will not be allowed back. You can not really sit down. It is likely to be blisteringly cold and possibly tipping it down, and you are not here for the duration. As far as the toilet business goes, you will need a plan. Some people dehydrate themselves for a few hours prior, avoiding alcohol and caffeine so they can hold it, others opt for the disgusting option of Adult Diapers, and some pee into bottles…It’s really pretty horrific!

The first reaction most people have is that we are exaggerating, that it can’t possibly be as bad as we make out and they will be fine. We get it, it’s a process of acceptance, and one we went through too. Nah, they must have restrooms…they don’t. But you can get in and out of the pens once there right…Nope Once you are in, if you leave, you cannot return, there is no nipping off to the loo, a bite to eat or just to warm up for 5 minutes. There is nowhere to sit, no shelter, and until later on, really not a lot going off. Yes, you really do have to be there super early to get an even half-decent view of the ball drop.

There now tend to be 2 trains of thought. First, Denial, and people just head on to the event certain we are wrong. Some turn up late, certain they will still get a good spot, and end up somewhere around Central Park with zero view of anything. Others accept our warning but head along with good intentions and plans to brazen it out…and good for them, it’s only a few hours in the cold holding your bladder right! If that’s you our Survival guide will definitely help!

The second train of thought is…Sod That!

This is the purpose of this article, to help you find an acceptable alternative. For this article, we are looking at the various parties you can attend. If you just have to see the Ball Drop Live and not on TV then these Parties along with booking a $1-2000 a night Hotel Room, or standing in the cold for hours on end are the only ways to achieve that dream. However, there are loads of other things to do in the City on New Year’s Eve for an amazing and really memorable evening. Take a look at your options here, but if you are looking for a party we’re going to show you exactly what’s on offer.

Party Pass

There are a lot of different companies offering what is known as a Party Pass, Ball Drop Pass, or Times Square Pass. There are various names and they all mean one thing… disappointment. You pay one set fee and then gain access to several parties in and around the Square. But the reality is they do not ever work out very well.

You are usually lucky if you get access to one party, and it’s unlikely to be the one you choose. Instead, it’s whatever is left and usually a disappointment. You may have the option to switch, but it is usually so busy and crowded in the area, there is no chance to go anywhere else.

They promise so much but the reality is they just don’t work. It’s a much better option to Pick your party and roll with it. At least then you will know it meets your criteria and you are not attending a party simply as no one else will!

None of these Party Passes offer entry to a Party that has a Live View of the Ball Drop.

Best New Year’s Eve Parties In New York City

• Applebee’s – 42nd
• Applebee’s – 42nd
• M – Social
• Marriot Marquis
• Knickerbocker – St Cloud
• R – Lounge
• Bar 54 Hyatt
• AMC
• Rooftop – NO Ball Drop View
• Others – No Ball Drop View
• Cruises – Link

Live View Of The Ball Drop!

Our First Batch of Parties are what are called Live View Parties. These all have a direct and unobscured view of the top of One Times Square, with the Waterford Crystal Ball dropping down its mast at the Stroke of midnight. This is what you came here for right?

These Parties vary wildly, both in cost and in how good of a view you get. Some of them only guarantee a view for VIP customers, and some are not actually guaranteed at all, relying on the good grace of the NYPD to allow them a peek at midnight.

Even the Cheapest is frighteningly expensive, but without standing for hours on end in the cold with a bursting bladder, these are your options if you want to see that ball drop at midnight…

Rosie-O-Grady’s – Closed

For a long time, our Go-To Party was at Rosie O-Grady’s but the sad news is this Irish Watering Hole has ceased operations. This means there will not only be no Party here from now on But No Rosie-O-Gradys at all!

Another casualty of ever-rocketing rents on Times Square we assume. Very sad. The better news is the Bar is looking for a new venue and we hope they will be back. But this is the end of the New Year’s Eve Bash. Unless someone else takes over the Lease.

Applebees – 42nd Street

BEST – Budget Option

• Cost: $599-$799+
• Location: 42nd Street
• Inclusions: Premium Top Shelf Open Bar, DJ Entertainment, Buffet and Passed Apps,  party favors, Champagne Toast.
• View: 700 ft – Street Level – Not Guaranteed

Ahhhh Applebees! Who wouldn’t want to spend an evening in the Michelin-starred Fine Dining Surroundings of Applebees? We assume it’s Michelin starred at $599-799 per person, this is the most expensive restaurant in the CITY!

Of Course we jest, This is Applebees the epitome of casual Chain Restaurant Dining. I mean, we kinda like Applebees, but it’s for a quick meal at an out-of-town mall rather than a lavish party in the heart of Manhattan. And yeah while the price tag makes Le Bernardin and Per-se look cheap, this is actually the cheapest Live View Party on the List!

Okay, let’s tone down the Sarcasm and explain why the heck you would consider sending $6-800 bucks to dine at Applebees. First up, just forget it’s at Applebees. This may be the location of the Party, but it’s just a space, the catering and hosting will be completely separate from the usual experience. You also get a fully open bar until just before midnight, and as much food as you would like to eat. But the real cost goes to the fact that at midnight you will head outside and get to see the ball drop right in the heart of Times Square more on that below.

The pricing is a little misleading. the $599 is per person for a Table of 8 and each time you reduce the size of the table the price per person goes up until you hit $1599 for a table for two, that’s $799 each! That’s a lot of value you are going to have to extract from the BAR!

The runs from 7 pm till midnight, which is a bit mean as we would like it to offer drinks after the clock has struck, but Applebees wants to send you on your way. And it’s going to be busy. The Party takes around 500 guests so the bar will be reasonably busy but there will be ample time to acquire plenty of drinks to help the night go with a bang.

Food is good with lots of little bites being handed out before the Full Buffet opens up later on. It’s not too gourmet but a decent menu and certainly better quality than the usual Applebees fare.

It’s also worth noting if you head out to see the Ball Drop live, you WON’T get your champagne Toast at midnight (no drinking in the street), but we would swap a glass of cheap champagne for a Live View of the Ball drop any day…especially after 5 hours of an Open Bar!

Ball Drop View

Okay, let’s take a look at the View. Applebees do not have a direct view of the Ball drop or the square. Located about halfway down 42nd Street, the Ball drop is just a stone’s throw away, which means you really are in the heart of the City, From the Pavement outside the restaurant the Ball is in full view.

However, the NYPD will have this area on LOCKDOWN. But by special permission, the City does allow guests to file out into the street, under escort, and watch the Ball Drop right in the heart of Time Square. This will be outdoors and really give you the full effect as the confetti drops and the fireworks explode.

There is a Downside. No one has guaranteed the organizer this can happen. It’s a goodwill kind of thing. To our knowledge, every year the NYPD Has allowed them outside to see the drop, but you do have to accept that this is not a guarantee. If the NYPD Says no, you paid a lot of money for OK food and an Open Bar.

Applebees – 50th Street

• Cost: $649-$849+ Per Person (minimum 3 Guests! Couples will need to pay for 3 People)
• Location: 50th Street Times Square
• Inclusions: Premium Top Shelf Open Bar, DJ Entertainment, Buffet and Passed Apps,  party favors, Champagne Toast.
• View: 2000 ft – Street Level looking down 7th Av – Not Guaranteed

Really this is a very similar event to the 42nd Street. It has the same drinks, the same menu, and the same party, it’s just in a different location. The 50th Street branch is 8 blocks up 7th Avenue and quite a way from the Drop. But you still get a thrilling view and mingle with all the crowds that have now filled the Square.

Ball Drop View

Like the 42nd Street outlet, there is no guarantee here. Again, the NYPD Usually lets the Applebees customers outside to get a view of the Drop, but if they decide it’s not happening there are no refunds.

Here the View is a lot further away. It’s a direct head-on view, but it’s over 2000 ft, or 8 blocks down the square. You can certainly see the ball but it’s not in any way close. The fact it’s head-on helps with the aesthetics, and the fact you are right out in the middle of the crowds is a big plus.

Overall we find it pretty hard to recommend this over the 42nd Street version. But that one usually sells out first.

M Social

BEST – Best Budget with a Guaranteed Live View – Our OVERALL Choice!!!

Sells Out FAST!

• Cost: $799 – $2750+
• Location: 52nd Street/Broadway
• Inclusions: Premium Top Shelf Open Bar, DJ Entertainment, Passed Hors D’oeuvres, Champagne Toast.
• View: 2300 ft – Terrace Indoor and Out – Guaranteed…ish

Situated in the new and very swanky M-Social Hotel in Times Square this is naturally going to be one of the Newer parties on the scene. 22-23 was its Debut year and the event went down a storm. Hosted in the Beast and Butterflies Bar which offers floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the whole of Times Square. There is also the outdoor Terrace on the 5th Floor offering some really great views of the Drop

$800 just gets you in, with a table for two costing $4500-5500, but comes with a bottle of Champagne and an Appetizer platter served at the table. The more expensive options are Prime View so you can be seated at the front ready for the ball drop.

The food options are yet to be confirmed but they are usually very high-end with an excellent Sushi Station on offer last year and waiters passing out a large selection of tasty morsels for over 3 hours. Drinks are all mid-top shelf and the Bar runs until 1 AM Meaning you can let the crowds clear a little after midnight from the comfort of the bar before heading out into the madness.

Ball Drop View

The View is a good one. It’s pretty distant, over 12 blocks, but loos right down Broadway over the heads of the masses and right at the One Times Square Building, Spire, and Ball.

The View from the Restaurant is fantastic, and everyone is guaranteed a view, but the highlight for us is the chance to head out onto the Terrace and really soak in the atmosphere. This is one of the Parties where you really can feel the whole Raucaus vibe of the Square as the New Year erupts in a blaze of fireworks confetti and cheering crowds.

Overall this is a great choice, we would be happy with the Standing Room only for $800, and with a long Open Bar, plenty of great food, and one of the best views it’s hard not to get pretty excited about this one. We won’t be in Times Square this year, but if we were this is where we would be stood.

Menu – TBC

The Venue has not announced a Menu, and we will update when they do, but we think this one may be sold out BEFORE that!

It’s also worth noting that the M-Social has some great Ball-Drop View hotel rooms if you want a more chilled personal experience.

Marriott Marquis –

• Cost: $1,250 – $6,500+
• Location: 45th Street/Broadway/7th Av
• Inclusions: Premium Top Shelf Open Bar, DJ Entertainment, Passed Hors D’oeuvres, Food Stations, and Dessert Station.
• View: 800 ft – Terrace Indoor and Out – Guaranteed for some

BEST – Premium Event

Let’s be clear, we have triple-checked our prices above and they are NOT Typo’s, that really is $1,250 for GENERAL ADMISSION, and what’s best is, that does not include a guaranteed Ball-Drop View…for that, you need to spend $3750 Each!!!

That is quite simply flabergasting. The thought of what else we could do with that money instead of spending a few hours getting topsy and watching a ball move down a poll boggles the mind. It would be cheaper to be in a helicopter flying over the square than to pay that price! No really…FlyNYON offers just that for just over $1000.

But we are not here to tell you how to spend your money, just explain what’s available, and the fact is, the Marriott Marquis does offer probably the best party out of them all…as you would expect at this cost. The location of the hotel is phenomenal. Slap bank in the middle of the Square overlooking the whole evening’s proceedings.

The whole event is really very high class from start to finish and guests will want for nothing as they schmooze around the stunning Broadway Lounge overlooking the Aqaure. This is a beautiful venue, well worth checking out anytime you are in Manhattan, also open to guests are the stunning Perch Outdoor Terraces offering stunning views of the Square and the best place to keep tabs on the goings on of the evening. (restricted to Terrace Access Ticket Holders 11:15 pm-12:15 am).

Food wise everything is top draw. A made-to-order Sushi Station, Slider Station, and various passed HorDuevers, along with various dishes representing various neighborhoods of the City, Chinatown, Meat Packing District, Little Italy. It’s a fantastic feast. And don’t miss out on the lavish Dessert station that runs from 11 am -1 pm

The Open Bar, running for 5 hours from 8 pm-1 am, gives you plenty to get stuck into. Spirits are top-shelf, Grey Goose, Hennesy Priviliage, Don Julio, and Knob Creek, along with a huge Beer Selection and some high-end wines including free-flowing Fizz.

Ball Drop View

General Admission – at over $1,250 a head you really would think you would be getting a view of the ball drop, but this is NOT guaranteed at this level, in fact, it’s heavily suggested you WON’T get a view at all.

We would not go that far and it’s possible you can maneuver yourself into a spot where you can see out of the HUGE floor-to-ceiling windows and get a view. But there are people sat by these windows who have paid a staggering premium to get the view and they won’t appreciate you standing over them, so you have to assume you will not get a view and that is a heck of a lot to pay to NOT see the Ball-Drop.

Terrace Access – If your Ticket includes Terrace Access, the cheapest of which costs $3750 per PERSON! then you are guaranteed a Ball Drop View…and it’s one of the Best in the City. The Ticket grants you access to the Outdoor terrace overlooking the Square. This stunning vantage point gets you right into the heart of the Times Square action. You will be able to take in the atmosphere, the crowds the entertainment, and when midnight rolls around, the ball drop, the confetti showers, and the thundering crowd. It’s like being right in the middle of everything without the hassle.

The Terrace is open to all for most of the night, but only Terrace Access Ticket Holders are allowed out there between 11:15 pm and 12:15 am.

Indoor Ball Drop – The Marquis’s restaurant has a huge semi-circular floor-to-ceiling window that looks out directly onto the Square. For an Eyewatering $4000+ each, you can bag a table by these windows with stunning views looking out over the ball drop. You miss out on the atmosphere that you can get from the Terrace, but if it’s cold and raining this is a more comfortable spot to see the drop.

Overall it’s a fantastic Party in a beautiful Venue with near near-perfect location, but the cost…there is just on getting away from how expensive the evening is.

The Knickerbocker Hotel

• Cost: $1,995 – $3,995
• Location: 42nd Street/Broadway
• Inclusions: Premium free-flow open bar, passed Hors D’oeuvres, blankets, and heaters, DJ Entertainment.
• View: 200 ft – Outdoor Terrace – Direct

BEST – Closest View

A View so good you can reach out and touch it, a view so good money can’t buy it, well it can…and you will need a lot!

Hosted at the Outdoor Rooftop Restaurant, ST. CLOUD ROOFTOP by Chaley Palmer at the Knick, this lavish party starts late and runs on till 2 am. There are two ticket options, Silver and Platinum. Both come with a discounted under-21 ticket that will obviously preclude you from alcohol.

Silver is the basic option that gets you standing room only on the Rooftop Terrace, free-flowing drinks, and Passed hors d’oeuvres, along with DJ Entertainments and a dance floor is all you get for the $1,995. As this is an Outdoor event, there will be heaters, Blankets, and Dressing gowns available to keep you warm, along with the flowing drinks that always help.

The Platinum Package gets you a Decadant Buffet as well, Feating high-end Sushi, Lobster Caviar, Prime Meats, and decadent desserts. It’s a real feast but with tickets at $3,995, you kind of expect a lot.

You can purchase the Party as part of a Room package which helps soften the blow a little but it’s still an incredibly expensive evening.

Ball Drop View

As we have said, this one is a corker. The Terrace is literally a stone’s throw from the Ball Drop. It’s right across the street a few hundred feet away. In fact, it’s so close it’s almost a problem as you start to get under the Ball, but you do still get a fantastic view, any closer though and you would start to lose it!

The best positions on the Terrace are given to the Platinum Party Guests, but all views are good as the Ball it literally over your head. This is easily the best View of the Balldrop from anywhere in the City.

R-Lounge – Renaissance Times Square

• Cost: $1950
• Location: 47th Street/Broadway/7th Av
• Inclusions: Premium Top Shelf Open Bar, DJ Entertainment, Passed Hors D’oeuvres, Food Stations, and Dessert Station, Champagne Toast.
• View: 1200 ft – Indoor Elevated – Guaranteed

BEST – Intimate Lounge

The R-Lounge is a fairly small and intimate event with only 150 guests. It is situated inside the stunning R-Lounge at the newly built Renaissance Times Square overlooking the whole of Times Square.

The Party is not a cheap one, at $1950 for general admission it is a really steep asking price, but for the price you do get a very expansive Menu of high-end foodstuffs such as Osters, Lobster, Sushi, Ahi Tuna, Waygu Fillet Mignon, Halibut, and a fantastic Charcuterie station. It’s a top-end selection and matched by a Top shelf Bar with Grey Goose, Glenlivit Whiskey, Knob Creek Bourbon, and Casamigos Tequila along with beers, wine, and Bubbles all night. (5 hours Open Bar – 8 pm – 1 am)

It’s a fantastic spread and a party where you are unlikely to want for more, but then at just a sniff under $2k…we expect a lot too! But then compared to the Knickerbocker above, it’s nearly half the price as the platinum and you get pretty much the same package, or you get a lot less with their silver package for about the same price, Only the view here is not quite as perfect!

Ball Drop View

The R-Lounge’s Main Room has been made almost with this exact night in mind. Floor-to-ceiling windows give panoramic views of the entire Square with unobstructed views straight down the middle to the Ball drop in One Times Square. You are literally overlooking the WHOLE event. It’s more than just a Ball Drop View it’s a whole Times Square View.

There is a downside, and it’s a significant one for us. It’s indoors. While this is lovely for keeping off the rain and the cold, you lose a lot in terms of atmosphere and being part of the event. It has a little “watching on TV feel” about it. However, the view is really unparalleled in terms of the perfect unobstructed view of the whole square…if you were going to film it for TV this is where you would want the Wide Cameras positioned!

Bar-54 Hyatt – $1249+

• Cost: $1249 – $2750
• Location: 45th Street
• Inclusions: Premium Top Shelf Open Bar, Passed Hors D’oeuvres, Champagne Toast.
• View: 900 ft – Terrace Indoor and Out – Guaranteed

BEST – Overall View

The Rooftop Lounge, Bar-54 at the Hyatt Centric Times Square is a very plush intimate bar with a stunning outdoor terrace that overlooks Times Square and offers amazing views out over the City. This is the highest of our parties and spending the evening up in the dazzling heights of Mid-Town is a real treat. The views are stunning from up here are seriously stunning and will offer fantastic overall views of the City Skyline as well as the Square.

For such a small and intimate, high-class affair the prices are not too bad “only” $1249 for general admission, which gets you a 5-hour bar, 9 pm-2 am featuring top-shelf liquors, some excellent wines including Napa Chardonnay and French Champagne. Passed Hors D’oeuvres are the only food options but the party starts pretty late so you can have dinner first. It’s certainly not a cheap event but it stacks up quite well against the competition… Remember you will be paying nearly $1000 just to go to Applbees!

Ball Drop View -WARNING!

We have called this the best Overall view but to be clear by this we mean the best overall view of New York and Times Square, not the Balldrop! The Ball is visible from the lofty heights of Bar 54 but it’s pretty distant and partially obscured. You can see the Ball and Spire and watch it move down the spire but the Building itself is largely obscured so the fireworks display and overall effect is not so great.

However, the View of the City, the Square, and the overall vista is pretty staggering. We adore Bar 54 and while it’s not cheap any day of the year, it’s a great place for a cocktail and a stunning view of the City, while the northern end of the square is visible and you get a great view of the crowds and the confetti as the New Year rolls in.

WARNING – there is a potential issue with this location. It’s pretty high, 54 stories up and it’s not unheard of that the cloud base is NOT that high. If the cloud has rolled in it’s quite possible you will see nothing from up this high! It’s not likely, we don’t think it’s ever happened, but it’s a possibility and you should bear it in mind…there will not be any refunds for Cloud!

AMC Theater –

• Cost: $TBC+
• Location: 42nd Street
• Inclusions: –
• View: –

BEST –

We are still awaiting final details on this year’s event.

Ball Drop View

Rooftop Bars – No Ball Drop View!

As you have no doubt noticed, these parties are pretty expensive and that is putting it MILDLY. And while a lot of these parties offer a lot of cool stuff apart from their, sometimes questionable, Live View of the Ball drop…you are paying mainly for that view. And if you want proof we have added a few of our favorite parties that DO NOT have a ball drop view, and they are several hundred, even thousands of dollars cheaper.

These first lots are all at amazing Rooftop Bars. Overlooking the City and offering incredible views…just not of the Balldrop. With a multitude of fireworks displays all going off at midnight you can be sure of an incredible scene to welcome in the new year, and save an absolute packet!

230 Fifth – NYE

• Cost: $194 – $590(table for two)
• Location: 26th Street/Fifth Av
• Inclusions: Premium Top Shelf Open Bar, Assorted Appetizers, Two DJ’s Dancefloor

230 Fifth is our favorite bar in New York… in fact, it’s one of our favorite bars ANYWHERE! It’s literally the first place we head to whenever we touch down in the City. And Spending New Year’s Eve with the Stunning Views available from the bar’s rooftops sounds like a damn fine way to see in a new year!

General entry is $195 with a Table for two, including a bottle of Mumm Champagne and a food platter, it is only $590, compared to the Live View Parties which is great Value. You are not going to see the Ball drop, but you can drink the night away with stunning views of the City and the Empire State Building. Remember this is a 4-hour Open bar with PRemium Spirits, you could rack up $194 pretty quickly buying drinks at a pace like this!

Note – Tables are all inside, but access to the Outside Terrace is allowed/encouraged. Igloo Seating is available and that is outside on the Terrace. It’s likely to be cold, but the Terrace has Heaters and FREE Dressing Gowns.

Magic Hour – Moxy

• Cost: $195
• Location: 36th Street/7th Avenue
• Inclusions: Premium Top Shelf Open Bar, Passed Hors D’oeuvres, Champagne Toast, DJ Entertainment

The Magic Hour is what you would get if you designed a bar primarily for Instagram. Everything about the place demands you whip out your phone and grab a selfie. From the amazing cocktails, stunning Empire State Views, or just the Instagram-ready decorations and set pieces throughout the Bar it’s all just SO built for sharing in the Socials.

And what better place to spend New Year’s Eve if you plan on Spamming the crud out of your friends back home?

Strip away the Superficial trappings of the bar and you still have a very substantially cool place to spend the Evening. The drinks are really good-looking, but they are pretty good drinking too. The crowd is always very hip and young, the type that appreciates a good selfie Wall! And the Indoor/Outdoor concept is great for New York’s Changeable Weather.

This promises to be an exceptional party and one that costs a fraction of the Love View Parties.

2023/24 details still to come.

Press lounge – Ink 48

• Cost: $TBC
• Location: 48th Street/11th Avenue
• Inclusions: Premium Top Shelf Open Bar, Passed Hors D’oeuvres, Party Favors, Champagne Toast.

The Press Lounge sits just off the bank of the Hudson River and has a raised elevation that gets it above the rooftops of Hells Kitchen and gives an almost unparalleled view of Midtown Manhattan. It’s a vantage point pretty much unlike anything elsewhere in the City and one of our favorite bars to come and hang out to just take in the view.

New Year’s Eve is a very swanky affair with the food side being taken care of by their very upmarket restaurant Print. You get access to the Print Restaurant and the Press Lounge Rooftop bar. You get stunning views of the City, peek-a-boo views of Times Square, a high-end Premium Bar, and great food options as you would expect from Print.

Ink 48 is also one of our top Picks in the City, the Rooms offer stunning views and serious luxury and the prices are “fairly reasonable”. A stay here and an evening at eh Press Lounge NYE Party is a magical way to celebrate the New Year.

2023/24 details still to come.

PHD Terrace – Dream Hotel

• Cost: $215
• Location: 55th Street/Broadway
• Inclusions: Premium Top Shelf Open Bar, Passed Hors D’oeuvres, Champagne Toast, DJ, and Dance Floor.

This stunning Times Square hotel and bar has an unfortunate location where it’s right in the middle of the Times Square goings on, but does not have a Ball-drop view, if it did the price could be 4-5 times this! It does, however, have a great view of the Square and you can enjoy your evening in this ultra plush inside/outside Terrace, safe from all the crazy madness going on down at street level.

It is a beautiful bar with really nice views from the outdoor deck. There are passed Apps and a great Open bar. It’s a fantastic spot to soak up the Times Square vibe without getting too caught up in the Madness.

2023/24 details still to come.

Other Parties

These are not Rooftop Parties but still great venues and really fun New Year’s Eve Parties

Coming Soon…

New Year’s Eve Cruises

Another fantastic option for an amazing New Year’s Eve is one of the brilliant Fireworkd Cruises that are on offer i nth eCity. We take a deep dive into those here but expect an experience very similar to the Parties only aboard a boat in the Harbor with stunning views of the Skyline, Statue of Liberty, and the Fireworks Displays.

New Year’s Eve Fireworks Cruises New York

Other Things to Do On New Year’s Eve

Heading to Parties and paying out large sums of money are not your only options on New Year’s Eve. There are a multitude of things to do, many of which are totally free and we have compiled a list of those here:

Things to Do In New York On New Year’s

Have Your Say

Let us know where you plan to spend your New Year’s Eve in New York. Are you heading to the Pens at Times Square? Are you hitting a Live-View Ball Drop Party? Or maybe hitting a Gruse. le us know in the comments below. If you have any questions, queries, or feedback on any of the parties listed just drop us a comment and we will get right back to you.

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