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Rockefeller Center is an expanse of 19 buildings on 22 acres in the center of Midtown Manhattan. The National Historic Landmark is spread between 48th and 51st Streets, and Fifth Avenue to Seventh Avenue. A popular destination is Top Of The Rock, a rooftop observation deck that provides unobstructed views of the surrounding area.
Rockefeller Center is an expanse of 19 buildings on 22 acres in the center of Midtown Manhattan. The National Historic Landmark is spread between 48th and 51st Streets, and Fifth Avenue to Seventh Avenue. A popular destination is Top Of The Rock, a rooftop observation deck that provides unobstructed views of the surrounding area.
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Citing economy, Rockefeller Center's Rainbow Room to close restaurant but keep dancing, bar
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The recession has reached the ritzy Rainbow Room, the special-occasion spot that overlooks midtown Manhattan from high above the tourist-attracting Rockefeller Center skating rink. With business slowing and an ongoing lease dispute,...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Restaurants, Folk Music, Dining and Drinking, Bob Dylan
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Deco Is Towering Force In Jewelry
Art Deco jewelry flourished in the early part of the 20th century because its graphic looks and geometric lines made sense to the public at large. Almost 100 years later, the style endures in both sought-after retro pieces and as inspiration for new...Tags: New York, Empire State Building
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NYC's Rainbow Room to close restaurant, cites poor economy
The recession has reached the ritzy Rainbow Room, the special-occasion spot that overlooks midtown Manhattan from high above the tourist-attracting Rockefeller Center skating rink. WNBC-TV reports that the owners plan to shutter the Italian-themed... -
Portion of Rainbow Room to close, citing economy
Associated Press WriterThe recession has reached the Rainbow Room, the ritzy watering hole atop Rockefeller Center. With business slowing, the venue's Italian-themed Rainbow Grill restaurant will be closed temporarily as of Jan. 12, a spokesman said Saturday. But its bar,...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Restaurants, Folk Music, Dining and Drinking, Bob Dylan
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Madoff investor suicide?
The founder of an investment fund that lost millions with Bernard Madoff was found dead Tuesday at his Madison Avenue office of a possible suicide, authorities said. Authorities found Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet at 7:50 a.m. with no pulse at...Tags: Suicide, Bernard Madoff
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Skating In Manhattan: Have An Ice Time
The Washington PostIn Manhattan, the magic of Christmas is frozen in ice — and time. The city's many skating rinks capture a more innocent age, when kids believed in Santa, not gift cards. "It's a romantic idea to skate in New York, to look up and see the Christmas...Tags: Central Park, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Holidays, New York
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Cold snap, warm welcome
A stranger arrives in town. That's said to be the essential plot in half the world's stories. It's a basic element of the Christmas narrative, and it's something just about everyone has experienced. In December 1989, the stranger was me, and the town...Tags: Hanukkah, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Maine, Holidays, Forestry and Timber
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Hanukkah lights
Does Santa know I'm Jewish? Nothing I learned from the sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary prepared me for that question. And the 6-year-old in the back seat of the car was waiting for an answer. Oh yes, he knows. God told him. Santa talks to God?...Tags: Hanukkah, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Maine, Holidays, Forestry and Timber
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Give yourself a present
This has been a tough year, so there really was no question of indulging in extravagant holiday gift-giving. I ended up buying CDs, DVDs and the usual tchotchkes for family and loved ones. People are still shopping despite the parlous state of the...Tags: Hanukkah, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Maine, Forestry and Timber, Holidays
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Ghosts of Christmas with the pack
When I think about Christmas, I remember our dogs. First was Booboo, a foxy Keeshond-Shepherd mix, who loved to chew open the holiday cards as they slid through the mail slot in our front door. Then Baby, Booboo's only child, who would wrestle in a...Tags: Hanukkah, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Maine, Forestry and Timber, Holidays
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Consumers warming up to 'green' LED holiday lights
The Associated PressRather than warmth and good cheer, the twinkle and glow of homes festooned with holiday lights reminds Adam Siegel of carbon emissions and global warming. Siegel insists he is not a Grinch, only green. "You can have a beautiful display, a gorgeous...Tags: New York, Holidays, Explosions, Sales, Semiconductors and Active Components
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Madoff investor found dead in apparent suicide
Associated PressThe founder of an investment fund that lost $1.4 billion with financier Bernard L. Madoff was discovered dead Tuesday in an apparent suicide at his Madison Avenue office, marking a grim turn in a scandal that has left investors around the world in...Tags: New York, Corporate Crime, Suicide, Fraud, Mutual Funds
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