The Rink Bar (Rockefeller Center Last Summer)

When the weather turns warm, the skating rink at Rockefeller Center turns into an alluring outdoor, below-ground-level restaurant and bar. Colorful umbrellas set a festive tone for the place, which, in addition to tourists, attracts a large after-work crowd. The menu offers burgers, salads and pastas. The canopy-covered, four-sided cocktail bar whips up frozen, fresh strawberry daiquiris and piña coladas.

Rockefeller Center's Atlas

Atlas is the two-ton statue at Rockefeller Center, directly across the street from St. Patrick's Cathedral. It is the largest sculpture at Rockefeller Center located at 630 Fifth Avenue. The sculpture depicts the story of Atlas from Greek mythology in which Atlas carries the heavens upon his shoulders as punishment for defying Zeus. Designed and cast in 1936 by Lee Lawrie and Rene Chambellan, the statue's exaggerated musculature and stylized body are characteristic of the Art Deco style. This photo was captured with the St. Patrick's Cathedral's geometric style of Gothic architecture as backdrop on March 20, 2011.  

La Nuit du Gâteau - La Maison du Chocolat Celebrates Its 20th Year In New York

A long line of visitors outside the chocolate boutique in Rockefeller Center

La Maison du Chocolat hosted "La Nuit du Gâteau", complimentary tasting of pastry, sTARTElette (chocolate and a sablé biscuit), tarts, chocolate mousse, macarons, and éclair at its 3 stores in Manhattan tonight. The free tasting was offered to mark the 20th year since La Maison du Chocolat set up shop in New York City. Stores are located at 30 Rockefeller Center, 63 Wall Street, and 1018 Madison Avenue.

New York Iconic Scenes In Plastic Bricks At The New LEGO Flagship Store At Rockefeller Center

The LEGO Store at Rockefeller Center interior, featuring the company's biggest Pick-A-Brick wall (left), with 116 bubbles filled with individual LEGO pieces.

Replica of the the Rockefeller Center

Atlas in a prominent pedestal in one corner of the store

Flatiron Building and a subway station

Brooklyn Bridge

Horse-drawn carriage in Central Park

Horse-drawn carriage in Central Park

Grand Central Terminal and NYC Taxis

Feeding Birds in Central Park

Skating Rink at Rockefeller Center

View of the Lego Store window from the Rockefeller Center Promenade

The new LEGO Store at Rockefeller opened recently, revealing a wonderful display of iconic New York City scenes and landmarks in LEGO plastic bricks. The grand opening of the store will be on July 1.

Atlas

The largest sculptural work at Rockefeller Center (New York City) is this 2-ton statue of ATLAS. Directly across the street from St. Patrick's Cathedral, the piece depicts Atlas carrying the heavens upon his shoulders as punishment for defying Zeus. The sculpture was designed and cast in 1936 by Lee Lawrie and Rene Chambellan. The statue's exaggerated musculature and stylized body are characteristic of the Art Deco style. The north-south axis of the armillary sphere on his shoulders points to the North Star as viewed from New York City. Laid across Atlas's shoulders is a wide, curved beam that displays a frieze of the traditional symbols for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Adjacent to Earth (over Atlas's right forearm) is a small crescent symbolizing the Moon. Affixed to one of the sphere's rings are symbols for twelve constellations through which the Sun passes during the year.

VETERANS DAY

American flags adorn the Rockefeller Center in honor of VETERANS DAY.

From Wikipedia:

Veterans Day is an American holiday honoring military veterans. Both a federal holiday and a state holiday in all states, it is celebrated on the same day as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.)

THE RINK BAR at ROCKEFELLER CENTER

The Rink Bar at Rockefeller Center is one of Manhattan’s hottest outdoor cocktail and dining place right on the ice area of Rockefeller Center's famous Ice Skating Rink, hence Rink Bar. This is a restaurant that is open for the late spring, summer and early fall months. The Rink is actually an extension of the Rock Center Cafe that has been in business for years on the north end of the ice. The Rockefeller Center is located at 5th Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets. The Rink Bar and restaurant’s website is at http://rapatina.com/rinkBar/