AP-NY--NYC Daybook,ADVISORY, NY
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Metro New York Day Schedule
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014
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9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Officials from the Times Square Alliance ring opening bell in celebration of the Times Square New Year's Eve event; Nasdaq MarketSite, 4 Times Square Broadcast Studio, West 43rd Street and Broadway.
Contact: TJ Witham, tjwitham@timessquarenyc.org or 212-452-4534.
9:30 a.m.
Cast members from Broadway's "On The Town" ring opening bell; New York Stock Exchange, 11 Wall St.
Contact: media@theice.com.
4 p.m.
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Yoka Brandt and Barron Segar, U.S. Fund for UNICEF senior vice president of development, ring closing bell to celebrate the release of the "world version" of John Lennon's "Imagine" to help inspire a global movement toward a better future for children; New York Stock Exchange, 11 Wall St.
Contact: media@theice.com.
6 p.m. to 12:01 a.m.
The Brown Memorial Baptist Church hosts its annual Kwanzaa party, celebrating the 100th birthday of Professor John Henrik Clarke and the 97th birthday of Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochanna; 286 Convent Avenue, Manhattan.
Contact: 347-907-0629.
11:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams addresses revelers at inaugural New Year's Eve "ball drop" in Coney Island; Coney Island Steeplechase Pier, West 16th Street and Boardwalk West, Brooklyn.
Contact: Sylvia Hamer, shamer@brooklynbp.nyc.gov or 718-802-2686.
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9 a.m.
Funeral for Joseph Sanford Jr., former chief of the Inwood Fire Department, who died Dec. 23 of injuries sustained battling a house fire in Woodmere on Dec. 19; Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 68 Wanser Ave., Inwood.
Note: Cameras will not be allowed inside the church, but a sound feed with a mult box will be provided.
Contact: Robert Leonard, 917-309-5855 or Robert_Leonard@dkcnews.com.
2 p.m.
Professionally trained Champagne swordsman demonstrates technique of opening Champagne bottles with a saber, and an attempt is be made to break the world record for most bottles sabered in one minute; Coral House, 70 Milburn Ave., Baldwin.
Contact: Elizabeth Benhard, 843-822-1506.
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