The famous Christmas tree people usually mean in New York is the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, located at Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan between 49th and 50th Streets, above the ice rink in front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

Main spot: Rockefeller Center tree

  • Address: 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111, in Midtown Manhattan.
  • It sits right above the Rockefeller Center ice rink and in front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
  • The area is usually viewed from 49th or 50th Street, or from Fifth Avenue looking through the line of angels toward the tree.

When it’s there

  • The tree typically arrives and is put up in early November, then is lit in a ceremony in late November or early December and stays on display into early/mid-January.
  • For the 2025–2026 season, official info notes that the tree is on view through mid-January 2026.

How to get there

  • Subway options commonly recommended include the B, D, F, M trains to “47–50 Sts – Rockefeller Center” or the E/M to “5 Av/53 St,” then a short walk to the plaza.
  • Once you exit the station, follow signs for Rockefeller Center or walk toward 49th–50th Streets between Fifth and Sixth Avenues; crowds and street decorations make the location easy to spot.

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