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    Mayor Announces Holiday Open Street, Pedestrian Space Around Rockefeller Center and Small Business Support Campaigns

    Small Businesses  •  Midtown, Manhattan

    One of the new campaign ads to support NYC bookstores this holiday season. Image Credit: NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.

    The pedestrian space around Rockefeller Center returns to help accommodate holiday crowds. On November 22, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced the City’s largest holiday season specific open street and the return of the pedestrianized area around Rockefeller Center for the holiday season, along with two new ad campaigns to support local and small businesses. Temporary pedestrian spaces ease crowding and enhance public safety as thousands of visitors and New Yorkers celebrate the holiday season.  For CityLand’s other coverage of holiday activities for 2022, click here.  (read more…)

    Tags : holiday events, Rockefeller Center
    Date:11/23/2022
    Category : Mayor
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    New York’s Holiday Season During a Pandemic: What’s Different?

    Holiday Attractions and Events  •  Citywide

    The COVID-19 pandemic brings many changes to the NYC holiday season, including the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year, balloons will be operated by specially rigged cars instead of handlers like here at the 2017 parade. Image Credit: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office.

    Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, NYC’s holiday season will look different than prior years. Some events have been outright cancelled, and some have been altered, with many opting for a virtual experience to prevent crowds to limit the spread of COVID-19.  (read more…)

    Tags : Bronx Zoo, Bryant Park, COVID-19, holiday attractions, holiday events, Holiday Markets, holiday season, ice skating, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York Botanical Garden, parades, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Times Square New Year's Eve
    Date:11/25/2020
    Category : COVID-19
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