The Met’s Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche is one of many holiday trees that will remain up into the new year (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
Christmas might be over, but many of the city’s most popular trees are scheduled to remain up into the new year and some until the Epiphany, celebrated on January 6. So there’s still time to check out the Origami Holiday Tree at the American Museum of Natural History (through January 2), the South Street Seaport Chorus Tree light show (Monday through Friday through January 4), the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree (January 7), the Winter Garden Holiday Lights at the World Financial Center (January 7), and the Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (January 8 ) in addition to the Lincoln Square Christmas Tree in Dante Park and trees at Bryant Park, Historic Richmond Town, Madison Square Park, Washington Square Park, the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, and Morningside Park. It’s also the time of year when Christmas trees start showing up on the streets wrapped in black plastic, looking like so many body bags. The city recycles its trees, and you should too. Tree recycling is already under way in Battery Park City, where you can leave your tree, sans decoration, through January 27. The city will also be picking up trees curbside January 3-14, or you can participate in the annual MulchFest, which takes place at various sites January 2-8.
