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Feeling nostalgic as we gear up for the New Year? Ogling these classic photos of New Year's Eve in NYC will make you even sappier. Whether you’re getting the singular New Year’s Eve experience of braving the cold during the infamous Times Square celebration or hitting up one of the dozens of New Year’s Eve parties or concerts that will be ushering in 2018, you’re guaranteed an incredible night out in New York. How do we know that? Because people have been getting crazy on December 31 here forever. Check out these shots of NYC on New Year’s Eve through the decades for proof.
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Photograph: Courtesy New York Historical Society/Irving Browning
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Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Anthony Quintano
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