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Murals of New York City: The Best of New York’s Public Paintings from Bemelmans to Parrish” (Rizzoli, out now), told The Post.The 83-year-old, who put together the tome with photographer Joshua McHugh, is both an art scholar and artist himself.He worked on restoring the famous murals at Bemelmans Bar and Cafe Carlyle in the Hotel Carlyle, and he and his son, Austin, paint their own murals out of a space in Harlem, Palmer-Smith Studio.Here, he shares five murals and the surprising stories behind them. Look closely at the ceiling of the Neoclassical New York County Supreme Courthouse. Instead of a Roman holding a spear, there’s a naked blond lady with a mirror.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music As if it weren’t surreal enough to have one outlet of the legendary indie record store Rough Trade in New York’s Rockefeller Center, right next to Radio City Music Hall, there soon will be two. “Rough Trade Below,” the new 4,000 square-foot space, opens this Spring and will be located on Rockefeller Center’s Rink Level, directly facing the Rockefeller Center/47-50 Street subway station.

Former “Saturday Night Live” star Vanessa Bayer revealed that she was forced to lie to her family for a month when she landed the coveted gig after hearing “horror stories” of past cast members. During Wednesday’s episode of the “Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson” podcast, Vanessa Bayer opened up about how she couldn’t tell anyone she was cast in SNL when she was moving from Chicago to New York City ahead of her debut.“It was crazy,” Bayer shared.

another post.The Post has reached out to NBC and reps for the Backstreet Boys for comment.Flavor Flav, whose real name is William Drayton Jr., said that the band spoke up for him to security, but he was later seen watching the towering 74-foot Norway Spruce light up the Manhattan sky from the crowd.“Christmas in the city, ain’t nothing like the Rockefeller tree lighting,” he said.Thousands of visitors from all over the country and overseas stood in line for hours in hopes of getting a glimpse of the famous tree.As the tree lights were turned on at 10 p.m., a choir sang “Joy to the World.”Clarkson sang her hit festive tune “Underneath the Tree,” while the Backstreet Boys gave their rendition of the Nat King Cole Trio’s “The Christmas Song,” as well as “Last Christmas” by Wham!Among the performers, Jennifer Hudson sang a jazz rendition of “Winter Wonderland” from the rooftop of Radio City Music Hall. Grammy-winner Coco Jones also took to the stage, as well as Thalia and Raye.

93rd year of the tradition. More than 50,000 multicolor LED lights will gleam from the impressively tall tree, per NBC. It’s topped by a Swarovski star designed by architect Daniel Libeskind, which was first used in 2018.Here’s everything to know about the event of the season.

Green Day put the rock back in Rockefeller Center when it teamed up with NBC’s “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon to serenade straphangers at the 47-50th Street station in Midtown Manhattan around 8 p.m.The pop-punk band and the talk show host launched into a platform performance that included their tunes “Basket Case” and “American Idiot” as well as the Kiss hit “Rock and Roll All Nite.”Fallon and band members Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool emerged disguised, sporting phony beards and performing a cover of Bad Company’s “I Feel Like Making Love.”But the fakeout didn’t last long, as Fallon ripped off his disguise and introduced the band, which is set to release its 14th studio album, entitled “Saviors,” on Friday.Throngs of commuters and fans who’d caught wind of the secret show ahead of time crowded the makeshift stage as the band launched into their famous tunes — many of them jumping up and down, singing every word and taking cellphone footage.The action was caught and shared to X by Post editor Mark Lungariello as he was leaving the newsroom.Some days commuting are more interesting than others.

Jackman broke the rules and decided to get closer to the iconic tree than permitted, slipping through the barriers in the process to do so.A post shared by Hugh Jackman (@thehughjackman)His antics caught the attention of security, who the star revealed were quick to scold him.“I highly recommend getting up really early on Christmas morning and taking a walk to see the Rockefeller Christmas tree,” Hugh captioned a social media post.He then shared: “It’s so beautiful and not crowded at all. I did get in trouble for going beyond the barrier but the security guard was nice and let me go with just a warning.”Fans rushed to comment on Instagram, with one replying: “Does the security guard not know you are Wolverine? Does he not know what you are capable of?” while another labeled the actor “naughty” for breaking the rules.This year marked Jackman’s first festive season for years as a single man following his split from his wife, Deborra-lee Furness.Despite their break-up, Jackman appeared to be in good spirits in the video he shared on social media, regularly flashing a big grin at the camera.

posted to TikTok and has been viewed nearly 1.5 million times. Taken aback by the “Women Talking” star’s response, the man can be heard asking Foy: “What?” “I don’t do blue,” the “Girl in the Spider’s Web” star repeated. “Oh, come on,” the man can be heard groaning as the Golden Globe winner walked into the building.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has been carefully selected and is due to make its way to the Big Apple next week for a lighting ceremony hosted by Kelly Clarkson on Wednesday, Nov. 29.This year’s sappy specimen — a Norway spruce 80-feet tall and 43 feet in diameter that was donated by the McGinley family in the Binghamton region — hails from the town of Vestal, New York, about 190 miles northwest of NYC.Currently casting a shadow over a residential driveway basketball hoop, the tree is to be cut down Nov. 9 and arrive at the Rock two days later, on the morning of Veteran’s Day.

A concert by Colombian reggaeton singer Karol G erupted into chaos in Rockefeller Center Friday when fans pushed through a metal barrier — nearly trampling a woman and child, wild photos show.A crowd of roughly 15,000 people had gathered for the “Amargura” singer’s base-heavy performance at around 8 a.m., when eager fans knocked over the barricade and began rushing toward the stage.The singer, who has recorded hits with superstar songstress Shakira, was hitting the stage for the Citi Concert summer series when the mayhem broke out.Nobody was reported injured at the show, FDNY officials said.“All of you are my dream come true,” Karol G told fans during the performance.The singer won the Latin Grammy Award for best new artist in 2018 and has been nominated for several Billboard Latin Music awards.

Kelly Clarkson is taking her eponymous talk show to New York City, all in the name of family.It was first announced in early May that Clarkson would be moving from its longtime home in Los Angeles to Manhattan, and now the pop superstar and daytime talk show host is explaining the reasons for the big switch.Speaking with Nancy O'Dell on the TalkShopLive podcast recently, Clarkson explained that she first broke the news of the move to her staff back in January.«I talked to them because I was like, 'Guys, I need you to know what’s happening. It’s either I’m not going to be able to continue the show or I gotta go East Coast,'» Clarkson recalled.The singer explained that, during the coronavirus pandemic, she realized «being isolated and so far from your family… that’s not good for anyone.»«My family is East Coast, they’re North Carolina based.

is fast approaching the finale — and emotions are running high!During Monday's Playoff Rounds, Kelly Clarkson was faced with narrowing her remaining team down from five singers to two for next week's live semifinals. That task was made even more difficult by her team delivering show-stopping performances, including Holly Brand's cover of «Bring On the Rain» by Jo Dee Messina — which had Kelly crying before she even took the stage.The 22-year-old Mississippi native shocked Kelly with her performance of a «song I've known since high school,» and brought her coach to near-hysterics in rehearsals.«I started laughing, I was crying so much!» Kelly told her, through the waterworks.Following her show-stopping performance on stage, Kelly praised Holly for showing another facet of her talent with the emotional song. «Obviously, your voice is ridiculous,» she marveled.

Kelly Clarkson is moving to the Big Apple.will be officially relocating to New York City this fall and will set up shop at NBC Studios in Manhattan's 30 Rockefeller Center, a NBCUniversal spokesperson confirmed to ET. Clarkson's show will film in Studio 6A with a live studio audience.The daytime talk show, hosted by the former champ, has been based out of the Universal City lot in Los Angeles since its debut in 2019. first reported the news.The news marks a major move for Clarkson and the syndicated talk show, which was renewed through 2025 back in November.

according to “Charlie’s Angels” actress Jaclyn Smith. “Our original rink was the stuff of Los Angeles legend. For three glittering years an entire generation of eccentrics, outsiders, punk rockers and disco queens came together to experience a unique kind of freedom on roller skates,” Flippers’ website says.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! With the holiday season fast approaching, people can get into the perfect Christmas mood while watching the annual tree lighting from New York City’s Rockefeller Center.

hosted three remote episodes where cast members were able to do sketches from the comfort and safety of their homes.While NBC has given the go-ahead to resume in-studio production, it is unclear whether or not there will be an in-studio audience.NBC has not released a full schedule of episodes past the Oct. 3 premiere, though the 2020 presidential election is sure to figure heavily into the show’s subject matter.SNL vet Maya Rudolph had already expressed interest in returning to the show to play Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris.“I love going to the show,” said Rudolph.