Rockefeller Center’s Christmas Tree to Return Without the Crowds

  • Midtown NYC landmark is gearing up for Phase 2 reopening
  • Unclear when Rainbow Room will resume, Tishman Speyer says
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in 2018.
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Rockefeller Center will have a Christmas tree in 2020. And under that tall spruce, there will be skaters, though maybe not the usual big crowds.

That’s according to Tishman Speyer Properties, which owns and manages the Midtown Manhattan landmark. While worrying about details such as cleaning, bike storage and food deliveries, the real estate firm is keen that the complex built during the Great Depression signals a New York comeback.