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
Posts published in “Rockefeller Center (Manhattan, NY)”
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
Rockefeller Center Is the New York Restaurant Event of the Year
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
In a miracle off 49th Street, a complex where the food skewed corporate is suddenly a dining destination where chefs pursue their own ideas. 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
A Rapper’s Delight: Hip-Hop Memorabilia Goes Up for Auction
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2022
Original vinyl records, turntables and other ephemera belonging to the hip-hop pioneer D.J. Kool Herc will be included in a sale at Christie’s. Source: New York Times
Two Years of the Pandemic: New York Looks Back
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2022
It all began in March 2020, when we were flying blind and hoping it would be over quickly. Source: New York Times
Restaurant Review: Lodi in Rockefeller Center
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2022
Many casual lunch spots specialize in convenient mediocrity. The new Italian cafe from Ignacio Mattos offers much more. 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
‘We’re Suffering’: How Remote Work Is Killing Manhattan’s Storefronts
By Gotham Rex on May 2, 2021
Landlords cut small retailers a break on rent during the pandemic, but stores are still struggling because too few office workers and tourists have returned. Source: New York Times
How a ’70s Photo Foreshadowed a World-Class Figure Skater’s Future
By Gotham Rex on February 5, 2021
Elaine Asanaki found a first career on the ice after outings to Rockefeller Center that honed her early talent. Source: New York Times
Rockefeller Tree Lighting 2020: What to Know
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2020
The evergreen will be lit on Wednesday night and be on display into January, but visitors will be limited because of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Is Rockefeller Center's Christmas Tree a 2020 Metaphor? What About The Owl?
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2020
The underwhelming first glimpse of the Norway spruce seemed a metaphor for 2020’s troubles. But perhaps the tree just needs a little time to relax. Source: New York Times
The Good News/Bad News About Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center
By Gotham Rex on November 7, 2020
Maybe the rink will lack tourists this winter, but there are plenty of cooped up New Yorkers who would appreciate it. Source: New York Times