Welcome to the Little Apple!

The Little Apple New Year's Eve has turned into one of Manhattan's most popular winter traditions. For the fifth straight year, several thousand spectators and revelers will gather in Aggieville on New Year's Eve, at the corner of Manhattan Avenue and Moro Street, to ring in 2009.

Each year, the event has attracted larger crowds, beginning with 4,500 spectators in the first year to 10,000 in 2006. In the past, the event has also garnered attention for The Little Apple through coverage by national and reginal news media outlets.

The evening's festivities will begin at 10 p.m. when platinum recording artist Eve 6 will headline this years event. The laser light show will run at the same time and will run in-synch with the music. There will be a short recognition of localdignitaries prior to the ball drop as well.