NEW YORK (PIX11) --- Tis the season to hit the streets of Midtown manhattan --- and it's about to get easier.

New York City will open 11 blocks to pedestrians as part of what's been described as the city's "largest-ever holiday season-specific Open Street." Fifth Avenue from 48th Street to 57th Street will be designated as an Open Street on three Sundays in December. There will also be a pedestrianized area around Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall.