Photos: Patchogue rings in the new year with Midnight on Main Street ball rise, fireworks

Patchogue rang in the New Year once again with its annual Midnight on Main Street celebration.

Crowds packed downtown on Wednesday night to watch the ball rise — a Patchogue tradition where the ball ascends instead of dropping — before the sky lit up with a spectacular fireworks display by Grucci.

Scroll down to see photos from the celebration.