Regent Street Lights : The Spirit of Christmas

Happy Holidays from London’s Regent Street! Crafted by the design company, James Glancy Design Ltd, also known as “the secret force behind Christmas”, the lights include 45 large-scale angels or "spirits" playing trumpets. The captivating layout and design of the Regent Street lights draws inspiration from the original lights that graced the street in 1954. No matter where this Holiday Season takes you, may you be surrounded by the glow of lights, family, and friends! From our family to yours, Happy Holidays!  

Happy Holidays from DLG!

In the spirit of the holidays and the wonderful winter weather, we gathered for a delightful breakfast. While enjoying our meal and engaging in personalized DLG bingo and word search games, we cherished the true virtue of this special time of year: gratitude. We feel immense appreciation for our truly extraordinary clients and our dedicated staff who work tirelessly to keep everything running smoothly. From all of us at Daryanani Law Group, we wish you a joyous and delightful holiday season!

‘Tis the Season for Holiday Markets

The holidays are officially here, and seasonal markets are popping up throughout the city to spread holiday cheer, delight the culinary senses, and showcase original gifts for everyone on our lists. With roots in the traditional European holiday markets, the Bryant Park Winter Village, the Union Square Holiday Market, and the Columbus Circle Holiday Market are some of the most popular markets in NYC.

The holiday markets are a winter staple in the city, providing small businesses a chance to shine and showcase their artisanal goods and indulging the public with a variety of goods off the beaten track. With something for everyone, the markets are worth the trip, so bundle up, maybe take a spin around the skate rinks, and soak in the holiday spirit!

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center is one of the most iconic symbols of Christmas in New York City. Tourists and locals alike come to Midtown Manhattan every year to see the enormous, brightly lit tree. This year, the tree is a 79ft tall Norway Spruce, which was carted to the plaza from Maryland and decorated with more than 50,000 multicolored lights strung on approximately 5 miles of wire. This Christmas Tradition has a long history – this year’s tree was not even planted yet when workers at Rockefeller Center put up the very first one and decorated it with garlands made by their families. 90 years ago, that first tree was modest, bought with money pooled together by the workers. Today, the search for the perfect tree takes all year, and it is a major operation to transport it to New York City and decorate it. The Christmas tree lights up Rockefeller Plaza through the holiday season, before eventually being donated to Habitat for Humanity as lumber to help build homes.

Office Holiday Party

This week, we had our annual office holiday party! We celebrated by taking a cruise around the southern tip of Manhattan, where we got to see landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge up close. The Statue of Liberty, of course, has been welcoming immigrants to New York City since 1886, holding up her torch to light the way to America’s shores. The Brooklyn Bridge has been a notable feature of the city for even longer, as it was designed by a Prussian immigrant in the 1860s and was completed by his daughter-in-law in 1883. After taking in the views of the skyline and the city’s rich history, we headed over to the Spanish Diner at Hudson Yards for delicious food and drinks and lots of lively conversation. We had a wonderful time celebrating the holidays in our beautiful city!

Gingerbread House in London

Everyone loves gingerbread houses – they’re both festive and delicious! Of course, most gingerbread houses are small, you can decorate them and put them on display, but you can’t go inside. That is, unless you go to Annabel’s in London. The private member’s club in Berkeley Square has decorated their building to look like a giant gingerbread house. The facade glitters with Swarovski crystals, emeralds, and fiberglass “icing.” The effect is stunning, and the building looks good enough to eat!

World’s Largest Menorah

This week, people around the world are celebrating Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, by lighting menorahs. Most menorahs are small enough to fit on a table or a windowsill, but New York City is home to two of the world’s largest menorahs! One is at the southeast corner of Central Park in Manhattan, and the other is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Both menorahs are 32 feet tall, the maximum size allowed by Jewish law, so there has been a friendly rivalry between the two sites for decades. The Guinness Book of World Records gave the honor of the record to the Central Park menorah back in 2006, even though the Brooklyn menorah is actually a few inches taller. The lighting of the Central Park menorah on the first night of Hanukkah was celebrated with music, dancing, and a parade of cars driving up Sixth Avenue.