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MAGAZINE - DECEMBER 2016

Ice skating at the Wollman Rink in Central Park.

DO go to Rockefeller Center Plaza (aka the Capital of

NYC Christmas), and see the big tree (here since 1931,

now boasting 45,000 LED lights), and snap a photo or

two. It’s worth fighting the crowds, particularly after dark

when the lights bounce off the bare shoulders of the gold-

en Prometheus statue. Lights click off at 11:30pm through

Christmas, then at 9pm through New Year’s Eve.

DON’T skate the ice rink here. It’s tiny, expensive ($30 +

$12 rental), and lines regularly take up to two hours to get

ice time. Save the skating for after January 4 (when there’s

a shorter wait, and off-peak rates are $3 cheaper), or go

to Central Park’s Wollman Rink, which is bigger, slightly

cheaper ($11.25/18 weekdays/weekends + $8 rental) and

equally as atmospheric.

Rockefeller Center Tree Sighting -- One of the most iconic

Christmas-themed destinations in New York is Rockefeller

Center, which is home to an 80-foot-tall tree that’s deco-

rated with more than 30,000 multicolored lights. The tree

will remain lit until 8 p.m. EST on Jan. 7, 2015.

(Location: In the plaza center, at 50th Street and Fifth

Avenue)

It’s Christmastime in the city! And what better way to celebrate the festive season than by

checking out all the ways the Big Apple is marking the holiday.

Who does Christmas spirit better than New York? The famous poem ‘Twas the Night Before

Christmas’ was supposedly inspired by the festive atmosphere in one of the city’s downtown

DO go to FAO Schwarz, and try to tap toes on the gi-

ant floor piano keyboard at New York’s most famous toy

store.

DON’T just drop by, particularly on weekends, when lines

curl around the block. Go when it opens at 9am, prefer-

ably on weekdays to avoid (most) of the crowds. Oth-

erwise, and it feels sad to say it, kids really do love that

Times Square Toys’R’Us and its indoor Ferris wheel.

FAO Schwarz -- What’s Christmas without toys? At the

legendary FAO Schwarz you can let your inner child play

among the life-size stuffed animals, dolls and high-end

toys. And did we mention the wall-to-wall candy store?

(Location: Fifth Avenue and 59th Street)