2 million watching NYC ball drop? No way, expert says


There’s no disputing that a huge crowd gathers in Times Square every New Year’s Eve to watch the ball drop.

But will tonight's crowd really be 2 million strong, like New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio boasted on Friday?

Forget about it. Not even possible, one expert says.

The mayor said the city expects "up to 2 million people in Times Square itself" to ring in the new year, Fox News reports.

But New York University professor and mathematician Charles Seife says that the inflated number…

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