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Hanukkah 2026 runs December 4 to 12, beginning on the Friday evening before sundown — which means the first candle is lit early, before Shabbat, rather than at the usual hour. New York has two claims on the phrase "Grand Army Plaza menorah" and they are different menorahs in different boroughs: the 36-foot Fifth Avenue menorah at Manhattan's Grand Army Plaza by the Plaza Hotel, and Chabad of Park Slope's menorah at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza. Both light nightly and both are free.
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Giant menorahs at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza and at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street in Manhattan are lit nightly throughout Hanukkah (December 4–12, 2026), with music, latkes and gelt drops at the big lightings.
Prospect Heights, BrooklynJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsGiant menorahs at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza and at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street in Manhattan are lit nightly throughout Hanukkah (December 4–12, 2026), with music, latkes and gelt drops at the big lightings.
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