TIMES SQUARE, NY — The cold didn't keep a massive crowd from attending the world's biggest New Year's Eve party. Officials estimate the annual Times Square gathering draws about 2 million people each year.
The "Crossroads of the World" was packed on Sunday despite a frigid temperature of just 9 degrees Fahrenheight. A star-studded lineup of performers included Mariah Carey, who aimed to redeem herself after her 2016 flub.
Security was tighter than ever, with thousands of NYPD cops on the ground, including heavily armed counterterrorism officers.
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Check out photos from the Times Square festivities below, courtesy of the Associated Press.
People celebrate New Year as confetti fall down after the countdown to midnight in Times Square during New Year's celebrations, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Go Nakamura)Confetti drops over the crowd as the clock strikes midnight during the New Year's celebration in Times Square as seen from the Marriott Marquis in New York, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)A New York City police officer stands near revelers gathered on Times Square in New York, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, during a New Year's Eve celebrations. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)Fireworks erupt as the clock strikes midnight in Times Square during New Year's celebrations, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Go Nakamura)Maylynn Rodriguez cheers after the countdown in Times Square during the New Year's celebration early Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Go Nakamura)Niina Hijikata, right, and Tomomi Waraya, left, both from Japan, wear 2018 glasses as they pose for a photo in Times Square during a New Year's Eve celebration, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Go Nakamura)People throw streamers from the Marriott Marquis during New Year's celebrations in Times Square, New York, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. New Yorkers, celebrity entertainers and tourists from around the world are packing into a frigid Times Square Sunday to mark the start of 2018 with a glittering crystal ball drop, a burst of more than a ton of confetti and midnight fireworks. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)People waiting for midnight try to keep warm in Times Square as they gather to celebrate New Year's Eve, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in New York. New Yorkers, celebrity entertainers and tourists from around the world are packing into a frigid Times Square Sunday to mark the start of 2018 with a glittering crystal ball drop, a burst of more than a ton of confetti and midnight fireworks. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
(Lead image: People kiss on New Year's Eve in Times Square on January 1, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
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