48 Hours in New York!

A Photo Narrative

by Michael Ayers

The amazing Christmas Spectacular featuring the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes is a must see show! A Christmas show for the whole family, including parts of the presentation in 3-D, drone butterflies over the audience, a live nativity scene with real animals, an unbelievalbe orchestra, and many scenes featuring the world famous Rockettes!

The Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall has 2,800 seats and amazing acoustics for a 132 year old music theater. How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice!

St. Patrick’s Cathedral is decorated beautifully for Christmas. The church is traditional gothic architecture and open late hours during advent.

Starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, the Broadway show, The Music Man, instantly became a favorite musical for its revival this past year. The show was slated to end its run in early 2023, so the ticket prices have now skyrocketed.

One of the first sights to walk past in Midtown Manhattan is the beautifully decorated Radio City Music Hall, near Rockefeller Center, and lots of shopping.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is the centerpiece for Midtown Manhattan. More than a half million people walk past the tree daily while it’s on display each year.

The Central Park Carousel, officially the Michael Friedsam Memorial Carousel, originally founded in 1871, but rebuilt in 1951 in its present form. It has 57 hand carved horses and hosts rides to 250,000 visitors a year.

Since 1927, the Russian Tea Room has been a famous place to dine, with notable regular patrons such as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Mel Brooks, and Henry Kissinger.

It’s always great to eat a good lunch at a traditional New York Deli. This one is at Seventh Avenue just north of Times Square. Times Square is always lit up, both day or night, but especially decorated for Christmas.

Grand Central Terminal is one of Manhattan’s busiest train stations and with 44 platforms, it is the world’s largest station.