Rockefeller Center Christmas tree honoring donor’s late husband lifted into place as awed crowd looks on

The massive Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was lifted into place in the Midtown hub Saturday, marking the official start ...
WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Local spruce to become 'world's most famous Christmas tree'

This year’s “world’s most famous Christmas tree” was donated by the Russ family of East Greenbush. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons ...

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrives in New York City

It’s officially the most wonderful time of the year at Rockefeller Center. This holiday season’s most famous Christmas tree arrived Saturday morning, having made the 150-mile journey to midtown ...

This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is an ode to donor’s late husband — who dreamed of seeing it light up NYC

Judy Russ formally applied for their beloved tree to be the next Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in July, and she took it a ...
USA Today

Planting a tree? Small investments in time and effort will pay long dividends

When I lived in New York City, the view from my kitchen window was framed by a tremendous scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) who towered over the brick homes below — a 150-year-old remnant from before the ...