Adams announces first ever New Year’s Eve ball drop in Coney Island
On Thursday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams with the partnership of Council Member Mark Treyger and the Alliance for Coney Island, announced the first-ever New Year’s Eve ball drop in Coney Island. The iconic Parachute Jump will be the site of a digital countdown display that will ring in 2015 along with a fireworks show. This announcement fulfills a campaign promise Borough President Adams made last year to bring a New Year’s Eve celebration to Coney Island, in addition to the festivities that he will continue to put on at Grand Army Plaza, in partnership with the Prospect Park Alliance.
“This New Year’s Eve, you won’t want to miss our beachfront boardwalk blast in Brooklyn!” said Borough President Adams. “With fireworks in Coney Island and at Grand Army Plaza, the best parties for ringing in 2015 will be in the hippest and most colorful borough around. Now that we have our very own seaside ball drop, why be squished like a sardine in Times Square when you can rejoice like royalty in the County of Kings!”