A Last Look at NYC Dressed Up for Christmas

I sent a friend from Atlanta a text as I was escaping midtown Manhattan on New Year's Eve. "You're leaving Times Square on NYE?!" she asked. "Hell, yes," I replied.

New York is wonderful at holiday time. This year we even had a big snow storm to set the mood. But just in the same way native Las Vegans probably steer clear of casinos, I try to stay away from Times Square and Rockefeller Center at Christmas Time. Sidewalks choked with tourists are just not my idea of fun.

Now the tourists have largely cleared out, so I felt it was safe to walk crosstown on my block. It's funny to think that I live 4 crosstown blocks from the Christmas tree and I never saw it until last night. Here's a few of the cool Christmasy things I saw last night a short walk from my apartment:

Rockefeller Center's Christmas Tree

Skating at Rockefeller Center

Holiday window at Bergdorf's

Ginormous ornaments on Sixth Avenue