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    Despite COVID-19, Brooklyn neighbourhood still a flashy Christmas village

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    Despite COVID-19, Brooklyn neighbourhood still a flashy Christmas village

    In-your-face Christmas glow is still drawing large crowds, albeit with most in masks


    Published:  December 21, 2020 12:38 AFP  and  Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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    But in Brooklyn's illuminated Dyker Heights neighbourhood, not even a pandemic can keep the festive spirit down. Image Credit: AFP
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    The quasi-suburban residential district features large single-family homes that in late November start shimmering with elaborate holiday displays. Image Credit: AFP
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    This year tourism is reined in as are bus tours to the southwestern Brooklyn neighborhood that proudly displays its Italian-American heritage. Image Credit: AFP
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    But its in-your-face Christmas glow is still drawing large crowds, albeit with most in masks. Image Credit: AFP
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    A house is decorated for Christmas in the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Dyker Heights. Image Credit: AFP
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    "I'm in awe," said Eric Steiner, who journeyed from Manhattan with his husband to see the displays for the first time. Image Credit: AFP
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    "It's such a festive spirit at a time when things are, you know, uncertain and scary for a lot of people," the 47-year-old told AFP in front of a home draped with thousands of glittering lights. Image Credit: AFP
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    According to local lore the tradition began in the mid-1980s, started by a woman named Lucy Spata in honor of her mother's memory. Image Credit: AFP
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    Homes are decorated for Christmas in the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Dyker Heights. Image Credit: AFP
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    Her home is barely visible behind the lavish display featuring angels, Santas, nutcrackers and a gold throne with crimson upholstery where gawkers can snap photos. Image Credit: AFP
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    "A lot of people are getting depressed," said holiday lights tour guide Robert Perez. "I think this brings a little laughter and happiness." Image Credit: AFP
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    Tour guide Perez said this year is different in that most people coming for the lights are local - "you had people coming in from Italy, Europe" in the past, he said. Image Credit: AFP
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