| Holidays in the City - New York, NY |
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Page 2 of 2 Another quintessential New York City experience is skating at the world-renowned Rink at Rockefeller Center. The rink opened for the season October 6 and is a perfect destination for family outings or romantic dates. Adults cost $14, children under 11 are $8.50, and skates are $8 (therinkatrockcenter.com). One of the most magical parts of skating Rockefeller Center is the Christmas tree. And even if visitors don’t want to lace up their skates, they can still enjoy the annual Tree Lighting, a star-studded event that has visitors and New Yorkers alike flocking to see the giant tree illuminated. This year’s lighting is on November 28, and the tree will stay lit until January 7, 2008. South Street Seaport will present their 25th Annual Tree Lighting celebration on November 23, which will include the 50-foot Chorus Tree Lighting. The celebration will take place at Fulton Street, Front Street and Pier 17. Caroling from The Big Apple Chorus, performances by American Girl Holiday Singers and a chance to meet Santa and his parade of merry friends will round out the event (southstreetseaport.com). Also illuminating the City are the Lights of Dyker Heights in Brooklyn. The exciting spectacle of lights and decorations dazzle visitors as the grand display attracts 100,000 people during the holiday season. Located between 83rd and 86th Streets from 11th to 13th Avenues, adjacent to Bay Ridge, the Lights of Dyker Heights are not to be missed (dykerheights.com). In Staten Island, Candelight Tours will take place on the evenings of Saturday, December 8 and Saturday December 15. Over 300 years of holiday traditions come alive with music and more at Historic Richmond Town, which will be aglow with candlelight, oil lamps and the hearth. Tours begin at 4:50 p.m.; $20 per person, $10 for children ages 12 and under; pre-paid reservations required. Call (718) 351-1611, ext. 280 for reservations (historicrichmondtown.org). In the Bronx, on Saturday December 8, from 10am to 2pm, the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum will put on its Annual Winter Family Day. Decked out in full holiday glory, the Museum will offer a puppet show, craft projects, gift items for purchase, hay rides with songs and professional pictures with Kris Kringle ($20 per photo extra). Cost is $20 per child and adults are free. Seating for the puppet show is limited (718-885-1461, bartowpellmansionmuseum.org ). The City’s zoos are also getting in on the festivities. At the year-round family-favorite destination, the Bronx Zoo, holiday lights are strung and decorations hung (bronxzoo.org). And for the animals at the Queens Zoo, the holidays come early with Wild Holiday Party; Presents to the Animals. The program invites visitors to watch the zoo’s residents devour holiday treats every weekend in December. And of course, a favorite pastime for visitors every year is perusing the elaborately decorated storefront windows of major department stores. Bloomingdale’s, Bergdorf Goodman, Barneys, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor and Macy’s all get spruced up with beautiful themed windows. For more information on what’s happening during the holidays in New York City, go to nycvisit.com. |
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