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Take a Photo with the 2020 Times Square New Year’s Eve Sign in NYC

A couple poses in front of the 2 and 0 numerals for New Year's Eve in Times Square
New Year’s Eve Host Jonathan Bennett and President of Countdown Entertainment Jeffrey Straus welcomed the new “20” numerals into Times Square where they were lit and placed on display for members of the public to visit and take photographs until December 19 2019.
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Don’t miss your chance this week to get up close to the giant “2” and “0” numerals that will top Times Square this New Year’s Eve. Before they take their position beneath the famous New Year’s Eve ball, the seven-foot-tall numerals will be on display in Times Square for a public photo op. After their stay on the ground, the numbers will be lifted to the top of 1 Times Square to ring in a brand new decade!

A couple poses in front of the 2 and 0 numerals for New Year's Eve in Times Square

Photograph by Ian Hardy for Countdown Entertainment

The numerals arrived on Wednesday aboard a flatbed truck and were placed in TSq Plaza for the public to view. In total, the four illuminated numerals of “2020” use 618 9-watt energy efficient LED bulbs. The numeral “2” contains 145 bulbs, and the “0” contains 164 bulbs. The number sign will shine bright below the glittering countdown ball on December 31st as millions around the world watch the ball drop.

Workers remove the A couple poses in front of the 2 and 0 numerals for New Year's Eve in Times Square from a truck

Photograph by Ian Hardy for Countdown Entertainment

You can see the 2020 numerals up close from now until Thursday, December 19th at TSq Plaza 46-47 Broadway between 46t and 47th Street. While you’re there, you can also leave a wish on the Wishing Wall. Your wishes will be added to the confetti that flutters down in the heart of Times Square on New Year’s Eve.

Next, check out The Top 10 Secrets of Times Square NYC and The Top 10 Secrets of the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in Times Square, NYC

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