12/31 arrive very early: no public restrooms, no booze, and waiting outside for hours in the cold aren’t enough to stop a million revelers from watching the annual times square ball drop. free. >>

12/31 6pm: head to coney island for free carousel, wonder wheel, and thunderbolt roller coaster rides (6-10pm), the annual parachute jump light show, side show performances, music, and a midnight fireworks display. free. >>

12/31 6pm-2am: think pink (and black and white) and shuffle on over to royal palms shuffleboard’s third annual flamingo formal, with music spun by chris annibell and op and food available for purchase. free admission. >>

12/31 7-9pm: singer judy collins, the cathedral choir, orchestra, and soloists perform before a candle-holding audience at the annual new year’s eve concert for peace at the cathedral church of st. john the divine (morningside heights), which was originally conceived by leonard bernstein. free. >>

12/31 7pm-10:30pm: japanese action comic punk band peelander-z, hard rockers toranavox, and ‘post-country’ band gunfight! play sunnyvale (east williamsburg). $15. >>

12/31 8pm: it’s always a historic moment at the annal revue comedy show, where comedians take on a different historical period or event each month and question whether we’ve learned anything from it. tonight’s end-of-year show includes stand up, sketches, and stories about new year’s eves. hosted by justin auslaender and lindsay boling. the creek and the cave (lic), $5. >>

12/31 8pm: flannel attire, along with beer and cider from the pacific northwest, will keep you toasty at the owl farm bar’s fifth annual grunge new year’s eve in park slope. free admission. >>

12/31 8pm: go back to a simpler time with brooklyn contra’s annual nye dance, featuring caller will mentor, live music by riptide, and a beginner lesson starting at 8pm. camp friendship (park slope), $25 admission includes a midnight champagne toast. >>

12/31 8pm: dirk digglers and rollergirls get off at a boogie nights-themed dance party at videology (williamsburg). $20 admission at the door includes a midnight champagne toast. >>

12/31 8pm: bushwick’s cobra club offers live music, djs, karaoke, and $2 sixpoint beer (9-11pm). $10 admission includes a midnight champagne toast. >>

12/31 8pm doors, 9pm show: it’s the end of the world at rubulad’s y2k flashback party, featuring three djs and live music by friend roulette, preacherman and the revival, les sans culottes, and morricone youth. north brooklyn location revealed with email rsvp (required), $30 before 9pm, $20 after performances, $40 otherwise (includes a midnight champagne toast). >>

12/31 8:30pm: the bodega (bushwick) prince nye party kicks off with a purple rain screening and a select open bar, and continues with 80s pop music and a showing of the times square ball drop with a free midnight champagne toast. free admission. >>

12/31 8:30pm doors, 10pm show: shake ya *ss to music of the early 2000s at theawesome aughts dance party, with those catchy tunes spun by dj steve reynolds (party like it’s 1999). union hall (park slope), $5. >>

12/31 9pm: here’s an uncommon nye option: play games all night at the uncommons board game cafe (greenwich village). $20 admission includes a glass of sparkling wine. >>

12/31 9pm-midnight: confess your sins to an actual pastor in the backyard ski gondola at the diamond (greenpoint). free admission. >>

12/31 9pm: andy rourke of the smiths spins the soundtrack of the evening at williamsburg’s night of joy. free admission. >>

12/31 9pm: go retro with the smiths/morrissey tribute band the sons + heirs and a smiths/morrissey/alt/indie 80s dance party spun by dj jane elizabeth at littlefield (gowanus). $20 adv / $25 door includes the band, dance party and a midnight champagne toast, or just $10 after 1am for the dance party. >>

12/31 9pm: dj jonathan toubin’s 10th annual new york night train party takes over home sweet home (les) with three bands and four djs. free midnight champagne toast. $10 general, $5 after the bands, free before 10pm. >>

12/31 9pm: djs from the monthly all-rap future old school dance party spin at friends and lovers (crown heights). $20 admission includes a midnight champagne toast. >>

12/31 9pm: cover yourself with techno/house beats by djs sleepy + boo and lost in the zoo at the new year’s masquerade. tba brooklyn (williamsburg), $25 admission includes an open buffet 9-11pm and a midnight champagne toast. >>

12/31 9pm: katie got bandz, juliana huxtable, le1f, ezra marcus, and more provide the music across three stages at the club glow queer nye party. knockdown center (maspeth). $25 adv, $30 dos. >>

sponsored 12/31 9pm: enter labyrinth lounge, gemini + scorpio’s labyrinth-themed party featuring bands, creatures, burlesque, tarot readings, and more. gemini + scorpio loft (gowanus), $40+, $20 after 12:30am. >>

12/31 9:45pm: bike over to central park’s belvedere castle for the 19th annual new year’s eve bike ride + outdoor after party + fireworks, sponsored by environmental group time’s up. meet-up locations include the washington square park arch, the brooklyn side-entrance to the williamsburg bridge, and madison square park. free. >>

12/31 10pm: be king or queen for a night at dromedary bar’s (bushwick) 80’s prom party, featuring a screening of the times square ball drop + 80’s movies, plus a free midnight champagne toast. free admission. >>

12/31 10pm: the apocalyptically hopeful new world over party features video art and installations from queer artists, live music and djs. silent barn (bushwick), $10 before 11pm, $15 after. >>

12/31 10pm: brooklyn lgbtq party x+x and bushwick basement rave collective wavcave team up for the end of the world party, featuring djs lauren flax, qrtr, alice.km, and others on two floors. bushwick public house, $10 adv, $15 door admission includes a midnight champagne toast. >>

12/31 10pm: djs citizen hane, tikka masala, and m.o. provide the beats for the annual nye edition of the hot rabbit lgbtq dance party. lot 45 (bushwick), $20 before midnight, $25 after includes a midnight champagne toast. >>

12/31 10pm: dj rich medina spins house, rare groove and garage classics at c’mon everybody (bedford-stuyvesant). $35 adv, $40 door admission includes a midnight champagne toast. >>

12/31 various times + 10:30pm: let’s go crazy for a purple rain dance party and film screenings at syndicated (bushwick). $3 for screenings, $20 adv or $25 door to party (includes a midnight champagne toast). >>

12/31 11pm: william k. trafka performs works by bach, böhm, copland, franck, and willan on st. bartholomew church’s (midtown east) grand aeolian-skinner pipe organ, which is the largest in the city. a free champagne reception follows. free admission. >>

12/31 11pm: warm up with some free hot chocolate, live music, and fireworks at prospect park’s grand army plaza. free. >>

12/31 11:30pm: comedians perform in the buff at the annual naked comedy show (audience nudity is optional). the creek and the cave (lic), $20 adv, $30 door. >>

12/31 midnight: you don’t have to be a participant of the annual new york road runners midnight run ($45+) to enjoy the fireworks display that kicks off the race and the new year in central park. >>