It's Christmastime in the City

Rockefeller Center

Saks Fifth Avenue light show

Macy's

Rockefeller Center Skating Rink

Washhington Square 

Upper Eastside home

New York Public Library lobby

Macy's window display

Fendi, Fifth Avenue

The Peninsula

Inside subway car

Time Warner Center

Wollman Rink, Central Park

View from Union Square

Merry Christmas!

Olympic Champion EVAN LYSACEK on Ice at Rockefeller Center (Blast from the Past)

Figure skater  EVAN LYSACEK became the first American to win the Olympic gold medal in men’s figure skating since 1988 yesterday in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. I took these photos of Mr. Lysacek when he performed at the Rockefeller Center Skating Rink for the WEEKEND TODAY SHOW on January 11, 2008. The show was hosted by LESTER HOLT and AMY ROBACH.

Rockefeller Center Skating Rink Opens

The Rink at Rockefeller Center opened for the 2008-2009 winter season yesterday. In a press release, the rink was described as "New York City's oldest harbinger of cold weather to come." But the temperature in Central Park at 8 a.m. Monday was a balmy 61 degrees F. The high for the day reached 77. The season kicked off with "Chefs on Ice" passing out cookies baked by the restaurants overlooking the Rockefeller rink. New York City's two other popular ice skating rinks are scheduled to reopen later this month. The rink at Bryant Park, behind the New York Public Library, is set to open next Monday. Wollman Rink in Central Park will greet skaters on Oct. 24. The Rockefeller Center skating rink is guarded by the famous gilded statue of Prometheus, the god of fire by sculptor Paul Manship.