Rockefeller Center Christmas tree a labor of love for 2 guys who make it happen
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has helped light the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, putting a spotlight on a small-town spruce from Pennsylvania. The 74-foot (22.5-meter)-tall Norway spruce was
New York — Just before 8 p.m. — and an hour after the tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center began — Gino Palacios stood at the southeast corner of 50th and 5th Avenue waiting to cross the street and enter the city's
By AMBER SUTHERLAND, KENNETH GARGER and JOSE MARTINEZ President Obama's fund-raising foray into Manhattan today created enough gridlock to make Congress envious — at almost the exact moment that thousands of tourists jammed into Rockefeller Center to
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has helped light the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, putting a spotlight on a small-town spruce from Pennsylvania. The 74-foot (22.5-meter)-tall Norway spruce was
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has helped light the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, putting a spotlight on a small-town spruce from Pennsylvania. The 74-foot (22.5-meter)-tall Norway spruce was







