3. Radio City Music Hall

The lit up signs on the exterior of Radio City Music Hall.

Radio City Music Hall is usually associated with the joy of the holiday season, not spooky ghost stories. The iconic music hall earns its spot on our list of haunted places in NYC thanks to Samuel “Roxy” Rothafel’s alleged visits from the afterlife. Rothafel is the man who brought the Rockettes to New York. After leaving this indelible mark on New York, Rothafel died in 1936, just a few years after the music hall opened. 

Ushers at the theater have reported finding Rothafel’s seat down at the end of the night when all of the others are up. Some even claim to have seen his ghost “walking to his seat with a stunning woman on his arm.” There have also been reports of ghost-like activity in his private apartment in the theater, which is still maintained.