Youngstown's New Year's Eve Ball

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Al Nagy, right, a retired Youngstown Street Department employee, and Mickey Koziorynsky, Street Department supervisor, prepare the city’s New Year’s Eve ball on the roof of the City Hall Annex building. The ball, which will receive a covering later, will drop at midnight as part of the First Night Youngstown celebration.

Al Nagy, right, a retired Youngstown Street Department employee, and Mickey Koziorynsky, Street Department supervisor, prepare the city’s New Year’s Eve ball on the roof of the City Hall Annex building. The ball, which will receive a covering later, will drop at midnight as part of the First Night Youngstown …


Mickey Koziorynsky, a supervisor in the Youngstown Street Department, guides the framework of the Youngstown New Year’s Eve ball onto the roof of the City Hall Annex building Wednesday at Front and Market streets downtown. The Youngstown Fire Department’s Ladder 22 was used to raise the 6-foot ball onto the roof because it didn’t fit through a third-floor stairwell. For more information on First Night Youngstown, visit www.firstnightyoungstown.org.

Mickey Koziorynsky, a supervisor in the Youngstown Street Department, guides the framework of the Youngstown New Year’s Eve ball onto the roof of the City Hall Annex building Wednesday at Front and Market streets downtown. The Youngstown Fire Department’s Ladder 22 was used to raise the 6-foot ball onto the …


Mickey Koziorynsky, a Youngstown Street Department superviser, secures the two halves of the city’s New Year’s Eve ball. Koziorynsky is part of a crew of five that have lowered the city’s New Year’s Eve ball since 2000. A fireworks show will be provided at 9 p.m. and just after midnight at the Covelli Center.

Mickey Koziorynsky, a Youngstown Street Department superviser, secures the two halves of the city’s New Year’s Eve ball. Koziorynsky is part of a crew of five that have lowered the city’s New Year’s Eve ball since 2000. A fireworks show will be provided at 9 p.m. and just after midnight …