lady gaga dances at the time square into new year

six hours after Germany have also welcomed the new yorker the year 2012th among the cheering of a million people, the famous crystal ball dropped at midnight (06:00 GMT) on the times square.

as this year's honorary guest expressed lady gaga the button that started the huge ball over the heads of the spectators in motion. the stop after 60 seconds of glittering balls got out of the old year, the beginning of 2012. The event was televised in nearly all U.S. households-transmitted.

while a dense cloud confetti rained on the crowd, hundreds of thousands of voted on times square and the surrounding street canyons-sinatra the song "new york, new york" on. The visitors observed in the side roads to drive on the space on the giant screens. around midnight, they joined with jubilant greeting for 2012.

"It is so incredible here," breathed Lady Gaga took the microphone. Mayor Michael Bloomberg had the new year's eve new york pop singer for the fete to be loaded on the bleachers. Gaga was wearing a tight bright silver evening dress with spaghetti straps rhinestone. her face was covered by an oversized silver mask.

According to the city extended the new year's eve party again over 17 street blocks in Manhattan's theater district. on the streets were prohibited, as böller champagne or mulled wine. But the weather had mercy: the temperatures were in the night at about ten degrees celsius.

from custody of terrorist attacks on policemen were back thousands of times square in use. to celebrate the inverted "occupy" activists on the space near the back wall street, the city had to be cleared in November.