Signs of Hope: Thousands of Positive Messages Rained Down with Times Square Confetti to Ring in the New Year | A Step in the Right Direction

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As the famous New York City ball dropped downward to deliver 2026, a deluge of hopes, dreams, and wishes rained down in Times Square.

I wish for more love and kindness in 2026…

I wish for a good year with good people…

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Tons of messages from the Times Square Wishing Wall have been mixed in amid the abundance of multicolored confetti that fluttered through the Big Apple skies.

For the past month, interested participants have been able to contribute their hand-written wishes for the new year in a broad assortment of colors. And people who weren’t in the city were able to enter their submissions online.

According to the Times Square New Year’s Eve Wishing Wall website, “Whether it’s a personal goal, a dream for the future or doing something for the very first time, these wishes are added to over a ton of confetti that floats down at midnight onto the revelers gathered in Times Square in celebration of the new year.”

NBC News shared a sampling of the 2026 wishes in a December video on YouTube that you can watch below…

• I wish for a kinder, more peaceful world for my grandchildren to live in…
• My wish this year is to finish writing my book and have it change at least one person’s life…
• I wish for a cure for Type 1 diabetes….

The Wishing Wall has attracted visitors from all around the world—from all races, religions, and nationalities.

The notes were combined with the 3,000 pounds of confetti that was tossed into the Manhattan air at midnight to drift down through the crowds in Times Square crowd.

My wish is to continue to chase my dreams and never lose sight of who I want to be…

I wish for life to get a little bit lighter for all of us…

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