Editing Radio City Music Hall (section)

=== Early 21st century ===
Radio City Music Hall announced a decision to remain open on March 12 and 13, 2020, amid a [[COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)|ban on gatherings of 500]] or more in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-coronavirus-cuomo-public-density-20200312-bozewybl2zarplo2iashkmnwiy-story.html |title=Gov. Cuomo Bans Public Events with More Than 500 People to Fight Coronavirus; Mayor De Blasio Declares State of Emergency in NYC|last3=Greene|first1=Denis|last1=Slattery|first2=Shant|last2=Shahrigian|first3=Leonard|website=nydailynews.com|date=March 12, 2020 |access-date=March 13, 2020|archive-date=April 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405031400/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-coronavirus-cuomo-public-density-20200312-bozewybl2zarplo2iashkmnwiy-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This decision initially stood in contrast to many other venues and public events in New York City, which had shut down.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Durkin |first1=Erin|last2=Eisenberg|first2=Amanda|title=City in State of Emergency as Coronavirus Outlook Becomes More Dire |website=Politico PRO|date=March 12, 2020|url=https://politi.co/38HnfpP|access-date=March 13, 2020|archive-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403220546/https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2020/03/12/city-in-state-of-emergency-as-coronavirus-outlook-becomes-more-dire-1266802|url-status=live}}</ref> Radio City decided to remain closed after March 13, with no set reopening date, since other venues had also closed indefinitely. This affected events like the [[74th Tony Awards]], originally scheduled for June 7 but was then postponed after Radio City's closure.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/news/74th-annual-tony-awards-be-postponed/|title=The 74th Annual Tony Awards to Be Postponed |publisher=[[Tony Award]]s|date=March 25, 2020|access-date=March 25, 2020|archive-date=March 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325184600/https://www.tonyawards.com/news/74th-annual-tony-awards-be-postponed/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/2020-tony-awards-put-on-hold-as-coronavirus-pandemic-causes-broadway-shutdown|title=2020 Tony Awards Put on Hold as Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Broadway Shutdown|work=[[Playbill]] |first=Ryan|last=McPhee|date=March 25, 2020|access-date=March 25, 2020|archive-date=March 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325185805/https://www.playbill.com/article/2020-tony-awards-put-on-hold-as-coronavirus-pandemic-causes-broadway-shutdown|url-status=live}}</ref> In early 2021, New York governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] announced that Radio City would be able to open with limited capacity that April.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brennan|first=Dick|date=March 3, 2021|title=Road To Reopening: New York City Arts And Entertainment Venues Allowed To Reopen At 33% Capacity Beginning April 2 |url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/03/03/coronavirus-covid-19-new-york-city-arts-and-entertainment-venues-reopening/|access-date=March 19, 2021|website=CBS New York|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321125145/https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/03/03/coronavirus-covid-19-new-york-city-arts-and-entertainment-venues-reopening/|url-status=live}}</ref> Cuomo subsequently announced Radio City would reopen that June, without capacity limits or [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic|mask restrictions]], but only to patrons who had received a [[COVID-19 vaccine]].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Stevens|first1=Matt|last2=Ferré-Sadurní|first2=Luis|date=May 17, 2021|title=Radio City Music Hall to Reopen to Maskless, Vaccinated Full Houses|work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/arts/radio-city-music-hall-maskless-vaccinated-full-houses.html|access-date=May 25, 2021 |issn=0362-4331|archive-date=May 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525163033/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/arts/radio-city-music-hall-maskless-vaccinated-full-houses.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Chung|first=Jen|date=May 17, 2021|title=Radio City Music Hall Will Reopen At 100% Capacity To Vaccinated-Only Audiences|url=http://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/radio-city-music-hall-will-reopen-100-capacity-vaccinated-only-audiences|access-date=May 25, 2021|website=Gothamist|archive-date=May 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525172831/https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/radio-city-music-hall-will-reopen-100-capacity-vaccinated-only-audiences|url-status=live}}</ref>

Development firm [[Tishman Speyer]] submitted proposals to the LPC to construct a {{Convert|24000|ft2|adj=on}} rooftop terrace on Radio City Music Hall, as well as a pedestrian bridge to 1270 Avenue of the Americas. These plans dated from an original proposal for the theater that was never carried out.<ref>{{cite web|last=Holaday|first=Carsen|date=March 18, 2021|title=A Public Park Atop Radio City Music Hall? Developers Get Approval for 'Spectacular' Idea|url=https://www.amny.com/real-estate/a-public-park-atop-radio-city-music-hall-developers-get-approval-for-spectacular-idea/|access-date=March 19, 2021|website=amNewYork|archive-date=March 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318191043/https://www.amny.com/real-estate/a-public-park-atop-radio-city-music-hall-developers-get-approval-for-spectacular-idea/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Weaver|first=Shaye|date=March 17, 2021|title=See the Lush Rooftop Park and Sky Bridge Coming to Radio City Music Hall |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/see-the-lush-rooftop-park-and-sky-bridge-coming-to-radio-city-music-hall-031721|access-date=March 19, 2021|website=Time Out New York|archive-date=March 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317171242/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/see-the-lush-rooftop-park-and-sky-bridge-coming-to-radio-city-music-hall-031721|url-status=live}}</ref> The LPC approved the plans in March 2021. At the time, the terrace was scheduled to open in late 2021 and would only be usable by tenants of 1270 Avenue of the Americas and their guests.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 17, 2021|title=Radio City Musical Hall to Get Rooftop Park, Skybridge |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/radio-city-musical-hall-to-get-rooftop-park-skybridge/2948137/|access-date=March 19, 2021|website=NBC New York|archive-date=March 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319112635/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/radio-city-musical-hall-to-get-rooftop-park-skybridge/2948137/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gannon|first=Devin|date=March 15, 2021|title=Radio City Music Hall Is Getting a Rooftop Park and Skybridge|url=https://www.6sqft.com/radio-city-music-hall-is-getting-a-rooftop-park-and-skybridge/ |access-date=March 19, 2021|website=6sqft|archive-date=March 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319112834/https://www.6sqft.com/radio-city-music-hall-is-getting-a-rooftop-park-and-skybridge/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The garden opened in September 2021<ref>{{cite web | title=Radio Park, an Idyllic Rooftop Garden, Opens Above Radio City Music Hall | website=Rockefeller Center | url=https://www.rockefellercenter.com/magazine/arts-culture/radio-park-an-idyllic-rooftop-garden-opens-above-radio-city-music-hall/ | first=Emily | last=Sokolow | date=September 15, 2021 | access-date=January 26, 2022 | archive-date=January 26, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126010437/https://www.rockefellercenter.com/magazine/arts-culture/radio-park-an-idyllic-rooftop-garden-opens-above-radio-city-music-hall/ | url-status=live}}</ref> and is formally known as Radio Park.<ref name="Conklin 2023" /> Designed by the firm of HMWhite, Radio Park includes birch trees, a set of bleachers, and various pathways. The entirety of Radio Park is placed on a gradual slope because the connection to 50 Rockefeller Plaza is higher than Radio City Music Hall's roof.<ref name="Conklin 2023">{{cite web | last=Conklin | first=Emily | title=HMWhite designs Radio Park atop Radio City Music Hall | website=The Architect's Newspaper | date=November 6, 2023 | url=https://www.archpaper.com/2023/11/hmwhite-radio-park-atop-radio-city-music-hall/ | access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>