Thinking about coming to New York City this winter? About.com readers can save 10% off the best available rate at the Buckingham Hotel for stays through February 28, 2010.

The Buckingham Hotel is on 57th Street across from Carnegie Hall, making it a great location for visitors who want to experience Central Park, Lincoln Center, Rockefeller Center and midtown's museums (including the MoMA and the Museum of Arts and Design). Each of the 100 studio and one-bedroom suites at the Buckingham Hotel has its own kitchenette, which is especially great for families and long-term guests.

To take advantage of this special discount, you'll need to book your reservation directly with the hotel by calling the reservation line at 888-511-1900 ext 3201 and mention the "About.com" discount. Offer subject to availability.

Website: Buckingham Hotel
Nearby: MoMA
Nearby: Central Park

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If you're coming to New York City with your children, you might not initially think of The MoMA as a great family-friendly attraction, but you might be missing out on a great museum to visit with your kids. Admission to the MoMA is always free for visitors under 16 (except in groups) and the Museum has put together fantastic resources for families. In addition, on Saturday and Sunday mornings, the Museum offers special programs for children from four to fourteen that include free admission for their parents. Tickets to Tours for Fours and A Closer Look for Kids (for kids 5-10) are available on the same day as the tour on a first-come, first-served basis. Tours for Tweens require pre-registration and are often wait-listed.

Visitors Guide: The MoMA
Tips: Visiting the MoMA With Kids
Visitor Tips: MoMA Visitor Tips

_{Photo of Four-year-old visitors discuss Picasso's "The Three Musicians" with a MoMA Educator during a session of Tours for Fours, part of the free Ford Family Programs at MoMA. Photo: Robin Holland.
"The Three Musicians" (1921) © 2008 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society, New York}

Budget Travel put together an article highlighting their picks for the World's Best Affordable Hotels, featuring 31 hotels with room rates under $150. It's not easy to find a Cheap New York City Hotel, let alone one with style, but The Jane fits the bill -- if you don't mind the small rooms and shared bathrooms.

Article: World's Best Affordable Hotels from Budget Travel

NYC Hotel Picks: Recommended Cheap Hotels in NYC

Best of NYC: New York City's Best Free Attractions

Want to see the Dyker Lights, some of New York City's most outrageous Christmas light displays? Head to Dyker Heights in Brooklyn for festive, over-the-top Christmas decorations.

Guide: Dyker Lights Visitors Guide
Photos: Dyker Lights Photos

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Holiday shoppers in New York City who want to support (RED)'s efforts to provide and distribute antiretroviral medicine in Africa will appreciate the return of the (RED) Pop-Up Store on Fifth Avenue.

Located at 680 Fifth Avenue (53rd/54th Sts) from December 1, 2009 - January 3, 2010 the pop-up store will feature a wide variety of (RED) products, including Apple's iPod (PRODUCT)RED™ nano with built-in video, the (BUGABOO)RED Cameleon Denim stroller, Converse's (PRODUCT)RED "Leather Jacket" shoe, the Dell (PRODUCT)RED Mini, the (EMPORIO ARMANI)RED collection, Stella McCartney's (GAP)RED T for women and toddler girls, Hallmark's (PRODUCT)RED holiday cards, (STARBUCKS)RED products, and items from special edition partners Solange Azagury-Partridge, Girl Skateboard, Channel Islands Surfboards, and Timbuk2. (RED) Partners donate up to 50% of the profit from the sale of (RED) products to helping fight AIDS in Africa.

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Beginning tonight, the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center will be illuminated daily through January 7, 2010. The tree is illuminated from 5:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. daily, except on Christmas when it is illuminated for 24 hours and on New Year's Eve when the lights are turned off at 9 p.m.

Visitors Guide: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
Best of NYC: Top Christmas Trees in New York City
More: Christmas in New York City

_{Photo of Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree © Heather Cross, Licensed to About.com}

Travel & Leisure magazine put together a roundup of the World's Greatest Flea Markets, including New York City's own Antiques Garage. The Antiques Garage is part of the Hell's Kitchen Flea Markets, which take place every Saturday and Sunday and have three separate locations:

1. Hell's Kitchen Flea Market: West 39th Street between 9th & 10th Avenues
2. The Garage: 112 West 25th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
3. West 25th: West 25th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue

The Garage is housed in a bi-level concrete parking lot, making it a great choice even if the weather is cold or rainy.

New York City has several options if you want to visit Santa (just don't tell the kids that there's more than one!) while you're in town. You can choose to go classic and visit Santa at Macy's or Bloomingdale's or even have breakfast with Santa in Rockefeller Center! Check out our list of Where To See Santa in New York City for all your options.

Article: Where To See Santa in New York City
More: See Santa at Macy's Herald Square
Christmas in NYC: NYC Christmas & Holiday Guide

While most Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with their families at home, New York City is a wonderful place to spend Thanksgiving with your family -- if for no other reason than to experience the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in person. The 83rd Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature three new balloons: Shrek, Hello Kitty and Abby Caddaby, as well as numerous floats, marching bands and more. If you're in town for Thanksgiving, you might also want to check out the balloons being inflated on Wednesday afternoon/evening near the American Museum of Natural History from 3-10 p.m.

Visitors Guide: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Holiday Guide: Thanksgiving in New York City
Photos: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Photos

_{Photo of Willard Scott on the Thanksgiving Day Parade Turkey Float © Heather Cross, Licensed to About.com}

The Morgan Library & Museum will feature a special exhibition, Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol from through January 10, 2010 as part of their holiday programming. Visitors will be able to see the original manuscript of A Christmas Carol, as written by Charles Dickens in just six-weeks in late 1843. The Museum's annual Winter Family Day Celebration featuring art workshops, costumed characters, and special performances will take place on Sunday, December 6, 2009 from 2-5 p.m. Singers from Mannes College The New School for Music will present traditional and popular holiday music on Fridays, December 11 and 18 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Museum admission is free during Mannes College performances, and every Friday from 7-9 p.m.)

Visitors Guide: The Morgan Library & Museum

_{Image: John Leech, Third Visitor or the Ghost of Christmas Present (detail), original watercolor illustration for Charles Dickens's Christmas Carol, first edition, 1843, The Morgan Library & Museum}