The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was hoisted aloft at its new home in Manhattan on Saturday, marking the start of New York City’s holiday season.
This year’s tree is a 75-foot-tall Norway spruce from the upstate town of East Greenbush, a suburb of Albany.
After being cut down this week, it made the roughly 150-mile journey south on a flatbed truck, drawing curious onlookers along the way.
The crowds were much bigger at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, where workers used cranes to hoist the 11-ton tree into position overlooking the iconic skating rink.
The tree will soon be decorated with more than 50,000 multicolored, energy-efficient LED lights and crowned with a Swarovski star weighing 900 pounds.
It will be lit December 3 during a live TV broadcast hosted by country music star Reba McEntire and remain on display until mid-January.
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