NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- Workers installed the 2023 New Year's Eve ball in Times Square on Tuesday ahead of this weekend's ball drop.
Photos from atop One Times Square on a chilly morning show workers installing Waterford crystal triangles featuring this year's "Gift of Love" design.
The design is "represented by a circle of overlapping hearts entwined together," according to the Times Square Alliance.
A worker holds up a panel of Waterford Crystal triangles atop One Times Square on Dec. 27, 2022.Alexi Rosenfeld/WireImage
Workers install Waterford Crystal triangles atop One Times Square on Dec. 27, 2022.Alexi Rosenfeld/WireImage
A total of 192 new crystal triangles were added to the ball, replacing about a 10th of the ball's 2,688 triangles.
The 12-foot, 11,875-pound ball will drop at midnight on Saturday night to ring in the new year.
This year's "Gift of Love" crystal design is "represented by a circle of overlapping hearts entwined together." A worker holds up one of the crystal triangles as the ball is installed on Dec. 27, 2022.Alexi Rosenfeld/WireImage
Waterford Crystals are installed onto the Times Square New Year's Eve 2023 Celebration Ball on the roof of One Times Square on Dec. 27, 2022.Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
A confetti test for the ball drop will be held on Thursday, while the test of the ball itself is scheduled for Friday.
The performers at this year's celebration include Chelsea Cutler, JVKE, Jax, Ava Max, J-Hope, Osmani Garcia, New Edition, Sech and Duran Duran.
Workers install the ball atop One Times Square on Dec. 27, 2022.Roger Stern
The ball will be tested on Friday after it was installed on Dec. 27, 2022.Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
The year on One Times Square is changed to "2023" on Dec. 27, 2022.Tom Kaminski
The year on One Times Square is changed to "2023" on Dec. 27, 2022.Tom Kaminski
