One minute before midnight on New Year’s Eve, high above street level, Treb Heining closely monitors a digital clock below the Waterford crystal ball towering over Times Square, and soon the crowd loudly joins together in a final countdown chorus.
“ … 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 …”
By the time fireworks blast off on the hour and “Auld Lang Syne” echoes from 42nd to 59th streets and Sixth to Eighth avenues, “confetti king” Heining has already given a quick radio command — “Go confetti!” — to team leaders in charge of 100-plus volunteers scattered around seven buildings surrounding Times Square.
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