Bumper cars are returning to Bryant Park for the winter season!
However, these aren’t your typical bumper cars you see at fairs, instead they crash, slide and spin…on ice!
“Bumper Cars on Ice at Bank of America Winter Village in Bryant Park” will return on Friday and run through March 4.
The bumper cars will be available from 2pm to 8pm Monday to Thursday and 12pm to 6pm Friday to Sunday for children aged 7 and over.
For more information or to book a bumper car, Click here.
NEW YORK — Aren’t you afraid of heights? Are you an avid ice skater? Do you love sports despite your inability to stand?
New York City’s tallest ice rink is officially open at Edge at Hudson Yards.
The 1,024-square-foot synthetic ice rink, Sky Skate, is located on the inside section of the Edge’s upper deck. It opened on Tuesday and will only be available for a limited time, until March 14th. While inside, skaters can still enjoy spectacular views of New York City for what the Edge calls “a truly epic winter adventure.”
Daily skate sessions run from 10am to 8pm and there is a live DJ for the last three hours of activity every Thursday and Friday. Tickets are limited and you can only book one 30-minute skating session. Those interested can get more information about Sky Skate here.
For the unfamiliar, the Edge boasts the tallest open-air aerial platform in the Western Hemisphere, soaring 1,131 feet into the air and extending 65 feet from the 100th floor of 30 Hudson Yards. It has a glass floor and angled glass walls.
There’s also a champagne bar.
If skating isn’t your thing, try doing a city tour starting at 1,200 meters, in a harness of course. This is another experience in Edge. Learn more about their offerings at Hudson Yards here.
NEW YORK — The Christmas season is coming to a close in New York City and New Yorkers and visitors have until Saturday, January 14 to see the world’s most famous Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree as it falls on this day at 10:00 a.m. pm the tree will be shut down and the removal process will begin.
The Christmas tree, an 82-foot-tall, 50-foot-wide, 14-ton Norwegian spruce from Queensbury, New York, believed to be between 85 and 90 years old, it was lit on November 30, 2022 to kick off the Christmas season. Now, in just over a month, he will say goodbye to the Big Apple. This was donated by the Lebowitz family of Glen Falls and traveled approximately 200 miles to reach its destination on November 12th.
More than 50,000 LED lights illuminate the tree which was crowned with a Swarovski crystal star and the magic began that day in the Rockefeller Center plaza and for all who enjoyed a unique and festive ceremony from their homes. Each of them began to fill himself with good wishes.
“May my grandparents be in excellent health and my whole family protected,” said Esteban de La Cruz, who was at the scene.
The three-dimensional Swarovski star, designed by architect Daniel Libeskind in 2018, weighs approximately 900 pounds and features 70 points capped with 3 million crystals. The diameter of the star is 9 feet 4 inches.
The ceremony was filled with musical performances of Christmas classics with the voices of Gwen Stefani, Andrea Bocelli, Alicia Keys, Blake Shelton, Jimmie Allen, Matteo Bocelli and Virginia Bocelli, David Foster and Katharine McPhee, Brett Eldredge, Mickey Guyton, the Muppets by Sesame Street, Dan + Shay, The Shindellas, Louis York and many more.
Now the tree will be cut down and transformed into wood to be donated to Habitat for Humanity.
For more than eight decades, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has served as a Christmas beacon for New Yorkers and visitors alike. While the lights, decorations, and stars have changed over the years, visiting the tree remains a quintessential NYC experience.
more meInformation on the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree can be found here.
NEW YORK – For foodies, one of the city’s flagship events is coming to New York City.
This is the winter version of Restaurant Week, or New York Restaurant Week, the most awaited food festival in the whole Big Apple. The fixed price program invites you to taste the incredible variety of restaurants that make up the culinary culture of the five villages.
The event will start on January 17 and run until February 12, and people will be able to start making reservations from January 10.
The program will offer prix fixe menus starting at $30 at hundreds of participating restaurants and local favorites across the city.
Here we answer some of the questions about the long-awaited event.
New York Restaurant Week is a biannual program celebrating New York City’s world-renowned food scene. Participating restaurants across the city offer specially priced menus for lunch or dinner, inspiring diners to try something new (and even break bread in another neighborhood).
Created in 1992 as a one-off culinary event to welcome the Democratic National Convention (DNC), the program has found a strong following among residents eager to dine at some of the city’s best restaurants.
The program will run from January 17 to February 12, but restaurants can only participate for one, two, three or all four weeks.
They always advise to consult the page of New York Restaurant Week before booking to check that the offer is active at the restaurant of your choice. Saturday is excluded from the program and Sunday is optional. Be sure to check the opening hours of the restaurants you intend to visit.
Starting January 4, MasterCard holders can find and book. Bookings for the public will open on 10 January. Here you can make reservations.
The Winter 2023 program features three fixed-price options ($30, $45, $60), which restaurants can offer during select meal times (lunch, dinner, or both). This facility allows for a greater variety of restaurants across the five boroughs, creating more choice and more reservations available for diners.
You could find participating restaurants here and click on any restaurant to learn more about its offerings. Please note that not all restaurants can choose to publish their menu. Be sure to check which weeks they are in, what meals they offer, and check their website for opening hours.
In general, restaurants have opted for certain meal times on weekdays. Check their websites for regularly scheduled opening hours and closures. Saturday is excluded from the programme; Participation on Sunday is optional.
Takeout and/or delivery is not an official component of New York Restaurant Week Winter 2023.
New York City no longer requires the use of masks and proof of vaccination for indoor dining. However, he recommended its use due to the increase in cases of respiratory viruses.
NEW YORK — New York City is increasingly ready to welcome in the new year.
This is because the famous numbers with the coming year, 2023, which have a height of 7 feet, have already arrived in Times Square. The iconic numbers traveled 2,795 miles from Los Angeles across the country in Kia American to their destination.
People have the opportunity to take pictures with the number until 23 December in the square before they are raised to light up when the ball falls which marks the start of the new year.
And if you visit, don’t forget to check out the Wishing Wall for your chance to participate in New Year’s Eve in Times Square by writing your best wishes for the coming year on pieces of confetti that will be dropped at midnight on New Year’s Eve. Here the information.
For more information to say goodbye to the year in manhattan go here.
NEW JERSEY — Christmas and holiday celebrations are only days away and many are preparing to travel and visit loved ones. The Meteorological Authority warns that a thunderstorm is expected to arrive on Thursday and Friday which could create dangerous driving conditions, as cold temperatures could create ice on roads, as well as flight delays.
However, for those who want to use public transportation, NJ Transit offers an additional service during the holiday season. Customers will have more travel options and flexibility to attend special events, family reunions and other celebrations.
Throughout the month of December, the agency offers its customers the SuperSaver rate, which allows up to two children under the age of 11 to travel free with each paying adult, effective from now until 6am on Tuesday 3 January.
In addition, NJ Transit is offering exciting new offers and discounts for the holiday season. Both new and existing customers can save on travel by using various promo codes in the app, including “Buy One, Get One” deals, as well as discounts to New York City, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City. Full details are at njtransit.com/holiday.
Here we present the service that the agency will offer during the travel days for Christmas.
| Train | bus | Light Rail | |
| Friday 23 December | Early release service from Penn Station New York, Newark Penn and Hoboken Terminal. | Hours Monday to Friday with early drop off service from Port Authority Bus Terminal. Check the schedule or visit njtransit.com | normal working hours |
| Saturday 24th December | Normal weekend hours | Most lines on Saturdays. Check the schedule or visit njtransit.com. | Newark Light Rail, HBLR and River LINE will operate a Saturday schedule |
| Sunday 25th December | Normal weekend hours. | Most lines on Sunday timetable. Check the schedule or visit njtransit.com | Newark Light Rail, River LINE and HBLR on Sundays/holidays. See njtransit.com for more information. |
| Monday 26th December | Weekend/holiday timetables with additional train service on selected lines during morning and evening peak periods. (Service will follow the same schedule as Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents Day) | Most lines on Saturdays. Visit njtransit.com for details | Newark Light Rail, River LINE and HBLR will operate on a Sunday/holiday schedule |
Here we present the service that the agency will offer during the New Year travel days
| Tren | bus | Light Rail | |
| Friday 30 December | normal working hours | Hours Monday to Friday with early drop off service from Port Authority Bus Terminal. Check the schedule or visit njtransit.com | normal working hours |
| Saturday 31 December | Regular weekend service with additional New York/Hoboken service on select lines overnight | Most lines operate on a Saturday schedule. With additional primetime service to New York and evening service from New York and on select lines to Newark. Guide to holiday services | regular weekend service |
| Sunday June 1st | Additional evening service from PSNY/Hoboken, connecting at Newark Broad Street/Summit/Long Branch. Some trains that normally run between midnight and 1.30am will be cancelled; After 6am, normal weekend time | Most lines operate on Sunday hours. Check the times or visit the bus holiday services guide | Sunday program for River LINE. Saturday schedule for Newark Light Rail. HBLR on Sundays/holidays |
| Monday 2 January | Weekend/holiday timetables with additional train service on selected lines during morning and evening peak periods. (Service will follow the same schedule as Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents Day) | Most lines on Saturdays. Visit njtransit.com for details. | Newark Light Rail, HBLR and River LINE will operate on Sundays and holidays |
USE: No beverages of any kind, in any type of container, open or closed, will be permitted on board trains, buses or light rail vehicles at any time from Saturday 31st December until the early morning hours of Sunday 1st January. This policy will be strictly adhered to. All beverages, including alcohol, are not permitted on NJ TRANSIT buses at any time, regardless of the event.
