Tag: Christmas
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Rockefeller Center’s ice rink opens amid Indian summer
Rockefeller Center’s ice skating rink reopens for business while temperatures in New York hit 72 degrees.
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Tis The Season for Hiring: Radio City
As people flock to Radio City Music Hall for the 85th annual Christmas Spectacular, holiday hires look to remain after the season.
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The Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Approaches
The 80th Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a Norway spruce from Joseph Balku of Flanders, New Jersey, will be lit with 45,000 lights on November 28. Along with Saks Fifth Avenue’s holiday windows and the Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular just blocks away, the Rockefeller Center tree is a staple of New York City’s holiday. Visitors…
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Holiday Happenings in Midtown
Wonder what’s going on this holiday season? Everything from tree lightings to holiday markets are in store for visitors and residents.
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Youth Homelessness Declines during the Holiday Season
Covenant House makes the holiday season special for homeless youth who have nowhere to go. With the number of intakes expected to decline for Christmas, Covenant House is more than prepared for anyone who shows up.
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Holiday Tourists Make Their Mark, For Better or For Worse
Every year, tourists flock to New York for traditions like the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting. Are there more tourists this year? And if so, why?
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Giving the Gift of Self-Defense
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a $43.85 pink pepper spray gun. Odd as this choice of gift may sound- even compared to piping pipers and milking maids- pepper spray sellers say the holiday season is their busiest time of year.
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Decking the Halls in the Flower District
Flower district stores prepare for their busiest season of the year, and hope that this year will bring an economic turnaround.
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