NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – To mark the start of the Festival of Lights, the world’s largest menorah will be lit at Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan on Wednesday.
This year, Hanukkah and Christmas share the same day, a rare occurrence that has happened only five times in the past 114 years.
The iconic 36-foot menorah, located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street across from the Plaza Hotel, will illuminate the city nightly from Dec. 25 through Jan. 1, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday…