City signal

Peek at Christmas before you leave.

One official operator feed plays here. Other cameras open on their licensed source pages, so the people maintaining the view keep control of it.

Bryant Park 24-hour webcam

Official operator feed · player availability can change

Open official camera

Before you bundle up

The city outside, right now

National Weather Service forecasts and alerts for a representative spot in each borough.

Forecast area

Checking NWS…

Official NWS forecast Find an indoor Plan B Check MTA service

Transit status opens on MTA’s website. December weather is not predictable from today’s short-range forecast.

Licensed source pages

More windows into the city

We never label a prerecorded tour as live. Rockefeller’s stream stays “seasonal” until the official 2026 player appears.

Live now

Times Square 24/7

Times Square

Opens EarthCam. External viewing preserves the camera operator’s licensing rules.

Open live source

Live now

Columbus Circle & Central Park edge

Uptown

Opens EarthCam for the southwest corner of Central Park.

Open live source

Seasonal

Rockefeller Center tree stream

Midtown

The official holiday page carries the seasonal stream when it becomes available.

Open live source

Dec 31

Times Square New Year’s Eve webcast

Times Square

The official webcast starts Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. Eastern.

Open live source

Dec 24

NORAD Tracks Santa

Worldwide

Seasonal games generally open in December; official live sleigh tracking begins December 24. This is operated by NORAD, not NASA.

Open live source

Why some cameras open elsewhere

EarthCam’s public views are licensed for viewing on its site, not unapproved rebroadcasting. NYCity.Christmas links directly instead of copying the feed. No recognized live Dyker Heights camera is available, so we leave that neighborhood out of the “live” count.