Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting leads to street closures in Manhattan

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MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Streets will shut down in Manhattan this week for the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony.

The closures could start as early as Monday through Wednesday, Dec. 4, which is when the ceremony will be held. This year's tree is a Norway Spruce from West Stockbridge, Mass.

Here's where streets will shut down at the discretion of the NYPD:

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 Street and 51st Street
6th Avenue between 46th Street and 52nd Street
5th Avenue between 46th Street and 52nd Street

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

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

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