Lighting of the Rockefeller Christmas tree leads to street closures in Manhattan

Lighting of the Rockefeller Christmas tree leads to street closures in Manhattan

MANHATTAN, NY (PIX11) – Streets in Manhattan will be closed this week for the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony.

The closures could begin as early as Monday through Wednesday, Dec. 4, when the ceremony will take place. This year’s tree is a Norway spruce from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

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Here’s where streets will be closed at the NYPD’s discretion:

  • 46th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue

  • 47th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue

  • 48th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue

  • 49th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue

  • 50th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue

  • 51st Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue

  • 52nd Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue

  • Rockefeller Plaza between 48th and 51st Streets

  • 6th Avenue between 46th Street and 52nd Street

  • 5th Avenue between 46th Street and 52nd Street

You can catch the tree on display until mid-January.

Erin Pflaumer is a Long Island-based digital content producer who has reported both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.

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