After nearly a century, Manhattan’s Knickerbocker hotel is open.

Why Go: When the ball drops in Times Square for New Year’s, the corner banquette at the Knickerbocker’s rooftop St. Cloud bar is one of the best seats in New York City. From 15 stories high, the spot looks across the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway for an unobstructed view of the Waterford Crystal ball. The hotel originally opened the year before New York City’s first Times Square ball drop, in 1906. Back then, the Knickerbocker had 5…

After nearly a century, Manhattan’s Knickerbocker hotel is open.

Why Go: When the ball drops in Times Square for New Year’s, the corner banquette at the Knickerbocker’s rooftop St. Cloud bar is one of the best seats in New York City. From 15 stories high, the spot looks across the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway for an unobstructed view of the Waterford Crystal ball. The hotel originally opened the year before New York City’s first Times Square ball drop, in 1906. Back then, the Knickerbocker had 5…