Two new designs are etched into the crystals for this year's New Year's Eve Ball Drop. The 2025 One Times Square Crystal design features long linear cuts with a circle near the top. These symbols represent the iconic building and the 139’ pole that the ball slides down each New Year's Eve at midnight.

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New York City is ready to ring in the new year. The iconic, seven-foot-tall 2025 numerals are arriving in Times Square on Wednesday. You can stop and take photos with them at Duffy Plaza starting at 11 a.

Times Square... sort of. The giant, seven-foot-tall "2025" touched down on the Broadway Plaza between 46th and 47th streets on Wednesday morning. As if Times Square isn't already bright enough, the four numerals are made up of 620 energy-efficient LED bulbs.

The 2025 numerals that light up on New Year’s Eve atop a Times Square building are on display at ground level in New York for photo ops for the next few days. (AP Video: Ted Shaffrey)

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The numbers, which stand 7 feet tall, arrived at Broadway Plaza, between 46th and 47th streets, on Wednesday morning. They'll stay in place for public viewing until Dec. 23. CBS News New York's Cindy Hsu reports.