Air in Times Square filled with coloured paper in New Year’s Eve confetti test

Times Square was filled with confetti in a test ahead of New Year’s Eve (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

Visitors to New York’s Times Square got a small preview of New York City’s famed New Year’s Eve party on Friday, as the event’s organisers heaved handfuls of coloured paper skyward in an event to test their confetti.

With crowds of people expected to pack into Times Square for the festivities, “even the smallest details can’t be overlooked”, said Jeff Straus, president of Countdown Entertainment.