NEW YORK — The sound of horns echoed through Times Square on Saturday morning. A group of passionate people on the corner of 7th Avenue and 44th Street sporadically counted down from 10 and shouted “Happy New Year!” The rest of the crowd applauded them and chimed in the next time.
Given the location, that’s customary for Dec. 31, not Sept. 23. But thousands of high-energy revelers still gathered among tourists and traffic, waiting for the clock to strike 12:00—only they were standing by to watch Lee Corso dress up as the Statue of Liberty at 12:00 p.