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Also visit these related pages:
- Rockefeller Center Tree
- Ice Skating
Rinks Page for info on visiting the Rink
- New Yorkled's Christmas
Events Page
Amongst the streets of 48th & 51st and between 5th -
6th Avenues are a complex of 19 buildings on 2 acres which
make up Rockefeller Center. It's been a national landmark
since 1987 and a NYC landmark since 1985. Within these buildings
you'll find offices, shops, restaurants, broadcasting, skating
rink/restaurant and even what's considered to be NYC's largest
theater, Radio City Music Hall.
Perhaps the most memorable time of year for NY natives, tourists
and ME!....Is the holiday season in New York. That is, from
November 'till early January. To tell the truth, it's the
only time of year that I can truly appreciate the herds of
(um, 'scuse me, meant crowds) of people on the sidewalks.
Aaaaaah, that NY Christmas Spirit!
With this in mind, it's at Rockefeller Center that you'll
find the famous Rockettes and the Radio City Christmas
Spectacular. There's also the great Christmas
Tree! At the 1996 lighting of the Tree, our Mayor declared
November 8 as the official "Christmas Comes to New York
Day"......'though, 'don't know if this was supposed to
carry through to future years. HECK, we don't need a special
day to remind us.....do we? Anyone who's been here at that
time of year knows it all too well. The lighting usually takes
place within the 2 weeks following Thanksgiving. It's an event
seen on television from coast to coast. Read the following
to get a better picture:
As for the skating rink, it's open from October to April.
It's a treat to skate just under that huge Christmas tree.
Occasionally during that season, you'll even see Santa gliding
along on the ice. The rest of the year this rink becomes
the Open Air Rink Restaurant. Mind you, skating lessons are
given on the rink when its open. Check their site for more
details or visit New Yorkled's Ice Skating Rinks Page.
Visit
their site
Nearby is: United Nations
(10 minute walk?), MOMA, Grand
Central Terminal, St
Patrick's Cathedral
Getting there by Subway: B, D,
F, Q take you there directly; 6 leavs you nearby |
