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We can book your dinner reservations, theater tickets, helicopter rides, transfers to dinner and theater, and over 150 different options to see New York privately! We would be delighted to help you turn the ordinary into the extraordinary! Please let us know the reason for the trip. Is it a business dinner that needs a special location or menu? Would you like gifts sent to your hotel rooms? Is it a child’s birthday? We can arrange for a private room, balloons, cake and entertainment. A magician or make up artist can turn the evening into a “magical” evening.

December tips for the holiday season

Store Windows:
The Holiday Season is upon us! It seems that Christmas in New York still remains one of the most magical experiences for adults and children. The holiday windows line the shopping streets of New York and continue to delight all of us. Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Barney’s New York are all on the must see list!

These are great tourist attractions. We suggest to view them in the evening when the lines are minimal. It’s real window-shopping! Our evening Christmas Lights Tour does allow you to see all of the major displays and learn the history of midtown along the way. If real “serious shopping” is needed, let us know and we can arrange to go to FAO Schwarz or Bergdorf Goodman before the stores open to the public!

However, nothing will replace "things" with real memories and experiences. Family travel is up 30% because parents want to spend more time with their children and grandchildren. New York is the ideal location for a family experience.

Famous New York Christmas trees are:

• Rockefeller Center: tree is lighted until 11:00 PM each day
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• The American Museum of Natural History's Origami tree
• Duffy Square's tree on Broadway
• Park Avenue's divider
• New York Stock Exchange Tree on Broad and Wall Street
• Lincoln Center's Christmas Tree

Museums:
Museums will be closed on Christmas, but many of the shows and movie theaters are open.

Last Minute Christmas Shopping ideas:
The Bazaar at Union Square now has the largest selection of gifts for your last minute shopping that does not look like it came from a mall. Each vendor is from New York and either makes his own products, or imports them. It's a wonderful way to support New York.

Crate and Barrel opened on Houston and Broadway adding more chain store shopping to the SoHo/NoHo area.