Is New York City open for sight seeing on 25th December - Christmas Day.?

There is no parade on Christmas!

The parade in on Thanksgiving!

If you want to go sightseeing, you can always just walk around the city and see the sights. That is open and free 24/7.

If there are particular places that you want to go into (Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty...etc) then you should check with those places and see what their schedule is for that day.

Empire State Building - open 11AM - Midnight

Statue of Liberty - CLOSED

As far as I know, the city itself never closes down (it's the city that never sleeps, remember?) However, you may find that a lot of the stores, like the stores on 5th Ave. and the big department stores like Bloomingdale's and Macy's will be closed for the holiday. Don't forget, though- New York has a large Jewish population, and it's just another Monday to them, so a lot of establishments owned by Jewish people should still be open. I don't mean that in a racist way- it's just a fact that they stay open for Christmas most of the time.

Well it's not like the entire city will close down or anything. However, a lot of the stores will close. The parade will still go on and I'm sure they'll even hold other events, but as far as restaurants, and sight seeing spots you're going to want to check with each individual establishment to see if they are open, and what their policy is, etc. That'll be the most accurate way for exactly what you're looking for.

It is a great day for sightseeing. Especially by car: No traffic & you can park almost anywhere. Most large retail businesses & many restaurants are closed, (Tho you can still window shop on 5th Ave) but by afternoon, all the Indian, Chinese & Middle Eastern restaurants are open; street sellers & the small shops in tge E. Village; south of Houston & in China Town are all open. Central & Prospect Parks are also great on Christmas day -- if the weather is good.

The Bible, all will agree, is the only reliable history on the subject, and fortunately it does not leave us in doubt as to what time of the year Jesus was born. Zechariah, the priestly father of John the Baptist, was serving at the temple in the eighth course of the priesthood called that of “Abijah”. This was in the early part of June, and at that time the Lord’s angel informed him that Elizabeth his wife would shortly conceive a son who would be named John. So when Jehovah’s angel visited Elizabeth’s cousin, Mary, during the sixth month of Elizabeth’s conception this would mark the time of year as December. The record, therefore, shows that it was at that time in December that this Mary, the mother-to-be of Jesus, became pregnant. Consequently, Jesus was not born in December, but rather, nine months later, around the latter part of September or the first of October. Furthermore, the Scriptures say that shepherds were in the open fields attending their flocks when Jesus was born. Hence it was autumn time before the rainy season, and not in December, when the flocks would be wintering in sheepfolds. Moreover, Jesus was baptized in the Jordan river about the time of his thirtieth birthday, and that was not in the chill of winter. Let it also be called to mind that Jesus was nailed to the tree when thirty-three and a half years old, and since this occurred at passover time in the spring of the year, necessarily he was born thirty-three years and six months previous, that is, in the fall of the year and not in December. So all the scriptures are very definite in proving that Jesus was not born anywhere near December 25 or January 7. Hence it is wrong to celebrate either of these dates as Jesus’ birthday.

I grew up there and, believe me, the City never shuts down. In fact, I always found it amusing that many businesses owned by non-Christians do business as normal on Christmas Day, and shut down for other religious holidays instead.

In the neighborhood where I grew up, all the Italian pizzerias were closed on Christian holidays, but my friends and I would go to kosher pizzerias (which were actually pretty good) if we wanted pizza on Christmas or Easter or such days.

yes, why wouldn't it be? It's the city that never sleeps, or in this case, rests. There's plenty of stuff to do.

they dont close down new york city for christmas...they always have a parade

no bush will be scrambling fighter jets , too insure ST. Nicks safe arrival

yes the double decker busses are on