Radio City Music Hall Christmas

The Radio City Music Hall is the venue for one of the grandest holiday tradition in the city, the Radio City Christmas Speactacular. The annual musical holiday stage show showcases the Rockettes and other performers, lavish sets and costumes and an original musical score. The area surrounding the Radio City Hall is always crowded during the holidays because of locals and tourists visiting the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and the Christmas displays on Fifth and Sixth Avenues.

Super Saturday

Today is what retail experts call “Super Saturday”, considered the second-busiest day of the shopping year. 

Manhattan Sidewalk Christmas Tree Vendors

Soon after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas tree vendors set up shop on the sidewalks. Most of the seasonal vendors are from Canada who come to New York during the Christmas season to sell Christmas trees and wreaths. The trees fill the streets with the scent of pine and brings a little cheer to the neighborhood. This one is located at the corner of First Avenue and 71st Street.

Cartier Fifth Avenue's Red Bow and Ribbon

The flagship store of the upscale jeweler, Cartier, is again adorned for the holidays with a red bow and ribbons that wrap up the elegant building at Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street. since 1979. The display featuring thousands of LED lights is designed by the Metropolis Group of Companies in London, England. On the left is Salvatore Ferragamo. 

MoMA Flagship Design and Book Store

The Museum of Modern Art has a flagship store within the Museum building that features art reproductions, design objects, and books, as well as exclusive items for the whole family, developed and produced by MoMA. It is located at West 53rd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. The other MoMA design stores are located across the museum and in SoHO.

Snowy Central Park

The first significant snowstorm hit the New York City area yesterday. Snow fell consistently across the five boroughs all day with accumulation of about three to six inches of snow across the city. Here are some images captured yesterday afternoon in Central Park.