<Ul> <Li> 1996 -- 1997 : Oseola McCarty </Li> <Li> 1997 -- 1998 : A group of five winners from a school essay contest honoring New York City 's centennial </Li> <Li> 1998 -- 1999 : Chinese gymnast Sang Lan ( who was injured during the 1998 Goodwill Games and was being rehabilitated in New York City ) </Li> <Li> 1999 -- 2000 : Dr. Mary Ann Hopkins from Doctors Without Borders </Li> <Li> 2000 -- 2001 : Muhammad Ali </Li> <Li> 2001 -- 2002 : Rudy Giuliani and Judith Nathan ; this was Giuliani 's final act as mayor . Michael Bloomberg officially became the new Mayor of New York City upon the beginning of 2002 , and took his oath of office shortly after midnight . </Li> <Li> 2002 -- 2003 : Christopher and Dana Reeve </Li> <Li> 2003 -- 2004 : Cyndi Lauper , along with Shoshana Johnson -- the first female American prisoner of war belonging to an ethnic minority </Li> <Li> 2004 -- 2005 : Secretary of State Colin Powell </Li> <Li> 2005 -- 2006 : Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis </Li> <Li> 2006 -- 2007 : A group of eight United States Armed Forces members </Li> <Li> 2007 -- 2008 : Karolina Wierzchowska , an Iraq War veteran and New York City Police Academy valedictorian </Li> <Li> 2008 -- 2009 : Bill and Hillary Clinton </Li> <Li> 2009 -- 2010 : Twelve students from New York City high schools on the U.S. News & World Report `` America 's Best High Schools Top 100 ' Gold Medal ' List '' </Li> <Li> 2010 -- 2011 : Former Staff sergeant Salvatore Giunta </Li> <Li> 2011 -- 2012 : Musician Lady Gaga </Li> <Li> 2012 -- 2013 : The Rockettes </Li> <Li> 2013 -- 2014 : U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor . </Li> <Li> 2014 -- 2015 : Cuban - American musician Jencarlos Canela , joined by a group of refugees who emigrated to New York City , in partnership with the International Rescue Committee </Li> <Li> 2015 -- 2016 : Hugh Evans </Li> <Li> 2016 -- 2017 : United Nations Secretary - General Ban Ki - moon ; this was Ban Ki - moon 's final act as UN Secretary - General , as António Guterres took office on January 1 , 2017 . </Li> <Li> 2017 -- 2018 : Tarana Burke </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> 1996 -- 1997 : Oseola McCarty </Li> <Li> 1997 -- 1998 : A group of five winners from a school essay contest honoring New York City 's centennial </Li> <Li> 1998 -- 1999 : Chinese gymnast Sang Lan ( who was injured during the 1998 Goodwill Games and was being rehabilitated in New York City ) </Li> <Li> 1999 -- 2000 : Dr. Mary Ann Hopkins from Doctors Without Borders </Li> <Li> 2000 -- 2001 : Muhammad Ali </Li> <Li> 2001 -- 2002 : Rudy Giuliani and Judith Nathan ; this was Giuliani 's final act as mayor . Michael Bloomberg officially became the new Mayor of New York City upon the beginning of 2002 , and took his oath of office shortly after midnight . </Li> <Li> 2002 -- 2003 : Christopher and Dana Reeve </Li> <Li> 2003 -- 2004 : Cyndi Lauper , along with Shoshana Johnson -- the first female American prisoner of war belonging to an ethnic minority </Li> <Li> 2004 -- 2005 : Secretary of State Colin Powell </Li> <Li> 2005 -- 2006 : Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis </Li> <Li> 2006 -- 2007 : A group of eight United States Armed Forces members </Li> <Li> 2007 -- 2008 : Karolina Wierzchowska , an Iraq War veteran and New York City Police Academy valedictorian </Li> <Li> 2008 -- 2009 : Bill and Hillary Clinton </Li> <Li> 2009 -- 2010 : Twelve students from New York City high schools on the U.S. News & World Report `` America 's Best High Schools Top 100 ' Gold Medal ' List '' </Li> <Li> 2010 -- 2011 : Former Staff sergeant Salvatore Giunta </Li> <Li> 2011 -- 2012 : Musician Lady Gaga </Li> <Li> 2012 -- 2013 : The Rockettes </Li> <Li> 2013 -- 2014 : U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor . </Li> <Li> 2014 -- 2015 : Cuban - American musician Jencarlos Canela , joined by a group of refugees who emigrated to New York City , in partnership with the International Rescue Committee </Li> <Li> 2015 -- 2016 : Hugh Evans </Li> <Li> 2016 -- 2017 : United Nations Secretary - General Ban Ki - moon ; this was Ban Ki - moon 's final act as UN Secretary - General , as António Guterres took office on January 1 , 2017 . </Li> <Li> 2017 -- 2018 : Tarana Burke </Li> </Ul>
who dropped the ball in times square 2017
who dropped the ball in times square 2017
Tarana Burke
Tarana Burke