The Time Warner Stars

In its third (fourth?) year, the Moravian stars in the lobby of the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle are my favorite New York City Christmas lights. When you watch them from inside, where you can hear the music to which they are set, the soaring glass wall reflects the stars and doubles the spectacle. I love the finale at the end of this video where the stars freak out and their tips start sparkling. Last year I spent an afternoon watching the installation crew hang these.

A Queer New York Christmas Moment

"I'd a like a Grande-Bold-RedEye-Six-Foot-Blue-Spruce."

"You want room in that?"

"Oh yes, under the tree."