For 90 years, nothing has marked the holiday season in the city quite like taking a spin (or a tumble) on the rink. Source: New York Times
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Up All Night in New York, Selling Christmas Trees
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2025
Before Santa comes to town, the tree sellers do, packing themselves into trailers and vans across New York City to claim a slice of the competitive tree market. Source: New York Times
A Glistening Makeover for a Rockefeller Center Icon
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2025
Prometheus, the statue in the center’s lower plaza at the back of the skating rink, is being regilded. The work is expected to be done before the Christmas tree lighting. Source: New York Times
How Darren Criss Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
The performer enjoys rituals that are both old-school (park bench workouts) and New Age (cryotherapy treatments). Source: New York Times
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting: How to Watch
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2022
The 90th annual celebration will take place on Wednesday and feature performances by Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys, Blake Shelton and others. Source: New York Times
It’s Gingerbread House Season, if You’re in the Holiday Trade
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2022
In a Queens apartment, a former chef is deep in gingerbread sleighs, Santas and houses: 800 down, 700 more to go. Source: New York Times
Holiday Spirit Glimmers as New York Endures Another Pandemic Christmas
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2021
Despite a surge in coronavirus cases that dashed plans for travel and celebrations, New Yorkers did what they could to salvage the season. Source: New York Times
4 Things to Do This Weekend
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2021
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City. Source: New York Times
Christmas Tree Questions? Ask the Mayor of Rockefeller Center.
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2021
For two decades, Correll Jones has been the man to ask about New York’s most famous tree — and where to find the public bathrooms. Source: New York Times
Murders ‘Doubled Overnight,’ and the Percentage Solved by the N.Y.P.D. Plunged
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2021
The police solved nearly 90 percent of murder cases before the pandemic, but only around 60 percent in 2020. Source: New York Times
New York’s Pandemic Christmas: Muted Cheer, but Some Stick to Traditions
By Gotham Rex on December 25, 2020
Bus terminals and train stations were all but empty and restaurant owners said business was slow. Still, the city’s resilience was evident. Source: New York Times
Christmas Eve Brings Blizzard Warnings for Midwest
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2020
Forecasters predict blizzards in the Midwest. Freezing temperatures in the South. Flooding and power outages in the Northeast. And maybe tornadoes in Florida. Source: New York Times
How New Yorkers Are Coping with Holidays Alone
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2020
For many in New York City, their pandemic-imposed loneliness has been even more pronounced during the holiday season. Source: New York Times
Is It Tacky to Give Holiday Tips Digitally?
By Gotham Rex on December 19, 2020
And now that we have Venmo, PayPal and other money-transfer services, are cash tips a thing of the past? Source: New York Times
Newest Pandemic Shortage and Price Spike: Christmas Trees
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2020
Christmas tree vendors in New York say they have seen a rush of customers eager for a sense of comfort in a year of constant turbulence. Source: New York Times