Union Plaza prepares for New Year’s revelers

union plaza is beginning to fill with excitement as people prepare to celebrate the new year. that’s where we find abc-7 reporter josie ortegon. she’s counting down to the new year. what better to way ring in the new year than in the heart of el paso with friends, music and drinks? but this is no ordinary party, which means no ordinary preparations. tonight’s celebrations include at least a month of planning. at the garden, people will find the ever exciting ball drop. el paso’s union plaza ringing in the new year with a times square twist which seems to be attracting people from all over: sots cg: william chavez “they got the ball it’s droppin here, so why not? like i said, if you can’t be in new york, you gotta at least see the ball drop.” cg: yvonne ruelas, celebrating new year “we’re just going to enjoy th new year. we’re going to ring it in, hopefully something good comes out of it. watch the ball drop, that’s exciting. it’s my first time in texas, so i’m hoping it’s really fun.” cg: caleb smith “you know, i’m from roswell nm, so this place is better than no other. there’s nothing better than ringing in with all these new friends and new faces.” tag: so there you go, everyone here us planning on. from a hospital going bankrupt — to a teacher drawing a picture of a private part on a student’s