Gillinder Glass or Port Jervis, which has been producing high-quality glass since 1861, played a key role in creating the 2,688 crystal-clear triangles that adorn this year’s ball.

Times Square’s iconic New Year’s Eve Ball features sparkling crystal triangles handcrafted by Gillinder Glass, a historic company based in Port Jervis, New York. Using traditional glass-making techniques dating back to 1861,

Times Square... sort of.The giant, seven-foot-tall "2025" touched down on the Broadway Plaza between 46th and 47th streets on Wednesday morning.As if Times Square isn't already bright enough, the four numerals are made up of 620 energy-efficient LED bulbs.

Starting at 11am at the Times Square Broadway Plaza between 46th and 47th Streets on Thursday, December 19, One Times Square will invite the public to change out the ball’s current Waterford Crystal triangles, which will be on a one-of-a-kind display, for the newly designed triangles for 2025—the ones that will descend on December 31.

With less than two weeks to go before New Year's Eve, hundreds of people in Times Square got the rare opportunity Thursday to hang on to a piece of the annual celebration. CBS News New York's John Dias has more on the awe-inspiring gift.

The 2025 numerals that light up on New Year’s Eve atop a Times Square building are on display at ground level in New York for photo ops for the next few days.

New York City is ready to ring in the new year. The iconic, seven-foot-tall 2025 numerals are arriving in Times Square on Wednesday. You can stop and take photos with them at Duffy Plaza starting at 11 a.