New Year's Eve numerals installed atop One Times Square

New Year’s Eve 2026 numerals, now painted gold and fitted with 594 color-changing LED light pucks, were installed atop historic One Times Square, creating a dazzling update to the iconic countdown display.

Hussein Al Waaile and Aleksandra Michalska

Golden 2026 numerals installed atop One Times Square with 594 color-changing LED pucks for New Year’s Eve celebration.

Eduardo Munoz

New Year's Eve 2026 numerals were installed atop historic One Times Square on Friday (December 26).

"This year, they're actually gold," said Sherri White, an executive at Jamestown, a company that led the redevelopment of One Times Square. "All of the numerals were painted gold. They've always been black in the past. And we also have a new light puck on them. They were light bulbs since their 1907 first rise. They were always a light bulb. And now we're a light puck, so it can actually change color."

Each numeral is seven feet tall, and together they use a total of 594 new LED light pucks, according to organizers. They can match the choreography with the designs on the New Year’s Eve Ball.

-Hussein Al Waaile and Aleksandra Michalska