Zuccotti Park Gets Christmas Glow-Up—Bankers Cry Silent Tears
KEY POINTS
- •New York City began its holiday transformation with decorations appearing at iconic locations like Zuccotti Park.
- •On Saturday morning, workers set up Christmas trees in the park, signaling the start of winter festivities.
- •Zuccotti Park joins other popular sites, such as Bryant Park and Rockefeller Center, in celebrating the season.
On November 8, 2025, Zuccotti Park—famous for anti-capitalist protests and being the Financial District's urban jungle—did a full Christmas makeover. Amid Wall Street’s PTAs sweating portfolios, workers unpacked trees and strung lights around forgettable honey locust trees that even birds can see at night. Meanwhile, Rockefeller Center showed off with its mammoth Christmas tree, drawing crowds like it’s New Year’s Eve but colder. Bryant Park played capitalist Santa, with Bank of America’s Winter Village open since October offering Christmas capitalism disguised as shopping and skating. And because subtlety isn’t New York’s style, the Empire State Building lit up red, white, and green to herald the Radio City Rockettes' season opener. Holiday capitalism has never looked so twinkly.
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Zuccotti Park’s Christmas lights wrapped tighter than Wall Street’s corporate bonuses, proving the Financial District really can afford affordable holiday spirit—even if your 401k can't.
Nothing screams holiday spirit like anti-cap protests giving way to Instagrammable pinecones and fairy lights. Protesters’ signs replaced by tree ornaments: 'Eat, Drink, Capitalize.'
Bryant Park’s Bank of America Winter Village: where ice skating meets invisible debit fees and holiday cheer that costs you an extra Frank’s RedHot in your latte.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/8/2025 | Author: Lauren Edmonds
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