Join us for a New York City Christmas Eve LIVE 2025 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree & Times Square Walk!

 

Merry Christmas from New York City!

Thank you everyone for all the love and support you have shown us this year! We hope you enjoy our photo of Little Italy in Manhattan in the snow...

One of the most festive places in New York City to celebrate Christmas & Festivus (yes Pete’s is featured in an episode of Seinfeld) is the historic Pete’s Tavern on 18th Street at Irving Place.

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Holiday Fun LIVE!

Cafe Gitane, the iconic French Moroccan-inspired cafe on Mott Street in NoLita which was founded in June 1994 by Luc Levy, has sadly permanently closed.

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Watch our New York City Christmas LIVE Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Walk stopping at Columbus Circle Holiday Market and Shops!

Join us for a New York City Christmas LIVE East Village Walk!

Old Town Bar which has been in business since 1892 and has been in the same family since the early 1980s is a fabulous place to visit for the holiday season.

Its beautiful facade with huge windows are decorated for Christmas!

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We're happy to be a part of this "Designers pick the best gifts: NYC creatives share their favorite finds"! Thank you 6sqft !

https://www.6sqft.com/designer-gifts-guide-nyc-creatives/

New Years Eve Ball New York City Newest Attraction Atop One Times Square in 4K FIRST LOOK!

We showcase New York City's latest experience attraction where you can get up close and touch the New Year's Eve Ball atop One Times Square and visit the new observation deck providing a 360 degree open air one of a kind view over Times Square. 

Filmed in 4K this will be amazing to watch on a large TV!

Times Square New Years Eve Ball & Viewing Deck Preview Experience LIVE Atop One Times Square

 Watch our experience here: https://www.youtube.com/live/yabUNroCI1g?si=qxREgEXWH7f3gROh

The Jazz Record Center has attracted devoted jazz fans since 1983 despite its out-of-the-way location on the 8th floor of a commercial building in Chelsea with no commercial signage.

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We hope you enjoy this non-narrated video as we walk through the winter wonderland of Manhattan's Greenwich Village in this 4K video (great to watch on your TV!) and feel like you are walking along with us.

We hope you enjoy our Snow Walk in New York City LIVE -Walking in First Winter Snowstorm of 2025 in the East Village and Greenwich Village!

 

If your looking for a great holiday gift and love New York City, Rizzoli Bookstore in the Flatiron District has all three of our New York-centric photo books!

You can pick up copies and also support an indie bookstore...

Jimmy’s Corner on West 44th Street near Times Square is one of New York City’s best hidden gem dive bars and is now facing eviction by its landlord...

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Record City in Brooklyn has an amazing collection of rare reggae and soul LPs and 45s!

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Join us for the full ceremony last night of the New York City Christmas Tree Lighting LIVE at Madison Square Park!

Wythe Diner, the vintage railcar standalone diner in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which operated from the late 1960s to the 1980s was saved from demolition!

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Moodies Records was founded by Earl Moodie in the Williamsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx in 1981

 

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Last night at the Rizzoli Bookstore signing event.

Thank you to all who stopped by, bought a book and said hello!

Karla with actor Rémy Bennett and photographer Kelsey Bennett last night at the Rizzoli Bookstore signing event.

Karla with Kim Hastreiter Cofounder of PAPER magazine last night at the Rizzoli Bookstore signing event. 

Karla last night at the Rizzoli Bookstore signing event.

Karla & photographer Jamel Shabazz last night at the Rizzoli Bookstore signing event.

Karla & photographer Jamel Shabazz last night at the Rizzoli Bookstore signing event.

Thank you to all who stopped by, bought a book and said hello!

Generation Records, the iconic vinyl record store in Greenwich Village, is well-known for its huge selection of punk, hardcore, metal and rock LPS

 

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We hope you can join us tomorrow December 3rd from 6-8 PM at Rizzoli Bookstore for their festive & FREE holiday fair & book signing event at 1133 Broadway in the Flatiron District of Manhattan.

Meet us, enjoy some Prosecco and Italian sweets and bring home a signed copy of our latest VINYL NYC book. The event is free to attend and you can RSVP via Eventbrite to reserve a spot!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rizzoli-holiday-book-fair-2025-tickets-1963059021377

Our new "Vinyl NYC" book was featured in print in Amateur Photographer Magazine December 2025 issue.

Thank you to the team at Amateur Photographer, the oldest weekly photographic magazine in the world. "It's a gorgeous, loving spun tribute to New York's ongoing vinyl renaissance and to those who still believe music sounds best when it's held in your hands."

Join us for a New York City Christmas LIVE Rainy Walk in Manhattan!