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January 1: New York City Transit workers strike for 12 days following failed contract negotiations between TWU Local 100 and the MTA. January 1: John Lindsay sworn in as the 103rd mayor. October 17: A fire across 23rd Street from Madison Square kills 12 members of the New York City Fire Department when a floor collapses beneath them. It was the ...
The Christmas markets of Bautzen (first held in 1384), [30] Frankfurt (first mentioned in 1393) and Munich (1310) were even older. The Vienna "December market" was a kind of forerunner of the Christmas market and dates back to 1294.
Most Christmas markets open in late November and last through December, closing between Christmas Day and New Year's Day, with a few staying open for New Year's. [23] The largest Christmas market and one of the most well known is the Vienna Christmas World on Rathausplatz, near the Rathaus, Vienna's historic city hall. The market draws 3 ...
From Switzerland’s Basel Christmas Market to Denmark’s Christmas in Tivoli to New York’s Winter Village, here are some of the top Christmas markets that are taking place around the world in ...
1. Ice skating at the Rockefeller Center. The Rockefeller Center is one of the most-recommended places to visit in New York City during Christmas, and that's because it's straight-up spectacular ...
The metro area saw a light dusting on Christmas Day 2017, but the last time there was measurable snow for the holiday was in 2002, when 5 inches was dropped on the city.
Columbus Circle Holiday Market – Columbus Circle, New York City [132] Downtown Holiday Market – Washington, D.C. [133] European Christmas Market – St. Paul, Minnesota [134] German Christmas Market of Oconomowoc – Oconomowoc, Wisconsin [135] [136] Germania Society Christkindlmarkt – Cincinnati, Ohio [137] Holiday Shops – Bryant Park ...
New York City had its first measurable snowfall of the season this weekend just in time for Christmas. The city received 1.8 inches of snow, according to a reading in Central Park, which was just ...