It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas in New York. Bells, crowns and illuminated garlands are placed on the streets of the metropolis. Get your cutest slippers ready to slip under the tree. in the city where Santa Claus was born, it is better to celebrate Christmas according to the rules of art. And Rockefeller Center’s giant Christmas tree is far from the only place to soak up the holiday magic. From Fifth Avenue to the glitz of Broadway to Brooklyn, the Big Apple is spoiled for choice. Even for those who were not so wise…
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Fifth Avenue is lit
The most luxurious avenues of New York have put on their clothes of light. Wreaths, balls and firs lavishly cover the facades and windows of luxury brands. Some of our favorites are bright decorations at Cartier jewelry store or Sacks mall. The experience is even more beautiful after dark. This year, Fifth Avenue will even be reserved for pedestrians and will host street vendors, choirs, singers and music groups. We end the tour with a stop at the Bryant Park Christmas Market and its artisan shops, where we can enjoy a mulled cider while admiring an amateur figure skating ballet on a temporary ice rink created for the holidays.
5th Avenue, New York. between 59th and 40th streets. Until December 24.
The Rockettes show
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This is the show that marks the arrival of New York’s year-end festivities. After being canceled in 2020 and shortened by a month the following year, 2022 marks the grand return of 36 dancers with impish smiles and costumes of all colors. Impeccably synchronized choreography, tap dancing and a flying Santa take place in a magical setting. This year, the 90-minute show includes a dance number with drones flying above the audience. From €48.
Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Tel. +1 866 858 0007. Until January 2, 2023.
Warm roof
Want to admire the view from the skyscrapers without the December wind in your face? Thanks to its retractable glass walls, Ready Rooftop offers a panorama of the East Village in any season, with a colorful decor of climbing plants, light garlands and floral pillows. Tea a place to enjoy a cocktail with your head in the stars but your feet warm. Book at least two weeks in advance.
The Ready Rooftop, 112 E 11th St, New York, NY 10003, United States. Such. +1 (646) 908-2125. Around €16 per cocktail. Appetizers and tacos from €5.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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At night, stunning lights invade the gardens of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden while enchanting music plays in the alleyways. The facility is hosting the second edition of Lightscape, a sound and light show that can be discovered during a walk of just over a kilometer. More than a million colored lamps and projectors are used to illuminate the park’s trees, gardens, fountains and other monuments. Visitors wander under a tunnel made up of thousands of LEDs or along candle-lit structures.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 990 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Admission €39 (children €19).
Santa’s canteen
If you’re wondering what a Christmas-themed German specialty restaurant looks like in the land of excess, you should order dinner at Rolf’s. There are so many garlands, balls, lights, porcelain dolls, Christmas trees and ribbons that you can’t even see the ceiling. A landscape as comforting as the contents of the plates: schnitzel, sauerbraten and even Alsatian sauerkraut. Something to forget about the frigid temperatures that sometimes grip the city. For dessert, we allow ourselves to be tempted by the strudel. Book at least one week in advance.
Rolf’s, 281 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10010. Tel. +1 212-477-4750 or +1 212-473-8718. About 36 euros per dish.
Source: Le Figaro
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