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When the New York Times officially opened its new headqua～ers in Times Square in 1904, owner Alfred Ochs not only convinced the city to rename the intersection formerly known as Longacre Square, but he also threw a grand party to commemorate the milestone. The New Year’s Eve soiree started with an all -day street festival, transitioned to a fireworks display ending with cheers at midnight from the crowd of more than 200,000. Previous New Year’s Eve celebrations typically took place outside of Old Trinity Church in Manhattan’s financial district. But by contemporary standards these weren’t parties at all because there was no ball.
Before the year 1904,New Year’s Eve celebrations usually took place

A. in Longacre Square.
B. in Times Square.
C. outside Old Trinity Church.
D. on the streets of Manhattan’s financial district.
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