Currency of Culture

Tis’ the season to be Jolly!  And New York City seems to be the quintessential vacation destination for people to come from near or far to enjoy the holidays.  This month, we will take a look at how New York City celebrates this joyous time of year.  We will discuss the popularity of online shopping, local attractions this holiday season, and a way one non profit organization hopes to give back during this season for giving.  Check it out!!

Listen to our podcast.

Click Here!

Studio Guest:  James Habacker, Artistic Director of The Slipper Room

Happy Holidays to You and Yours!

With all the things there are to see across the city it can be difficult to figure out what are most important this holiday season.  But there are a few things that are unique to this time of year that you shouldn’t leave off of your list.

Here are the Top 5 attractions this holiday season:

1.  Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center

2.  The Tree at Rockefeller Center

3.  Holiday Shopping at Bryant Park

4.  Store Display Windows

5.  The Christmas Spectacular with the Rockettes

Happy Holidays!

Tis’ the season to reach deep down into those pockets and get to gift-buying. Holiday markets at Union Square and Bryant Park are chuck full of unique gift possibilities.

Funky winter hats, ribbiting wooden frogs, wind chimes from Bali and unique little puppets – are just a few of the amazing pieces at the holiday market at Union Square. We visited the market to get a feel for what vendors and customers think of the holiday shopping. There are some photographs in the slideshow below. Look out for the audio postcard on the next Currency of Culture episode blog and find. For now, enjoy the photos.