Whether you’ve visited the Dyker Heights Christmas Lights before or are seeing these amazing luminescent feats of home decorating for the first time, plan ahead to spend time in the neighborhood.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.Journalist Annemarie Dooling was born in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, in a house with a tomato garden and a view of 13th Avenue. She spent her teen years trying to get out of family trips to see the Dyker Heights Christmas Lights because of the prospect of sitting in crowds with her extended family.
Driving down isn’t impossible, and your best bet for parking is on 13th or 14th avenues. There’s free street parking on 14th Avenue on a residential strip and metered parking until 7 p.m. on 13th Avenue. Attempting to park on 10th, 11th or 12th avenues is a recipe for punishment — you’ll be competing with foot and car traffic.If you absolutely must drive through, prepare to wait in traffic up and down each block.
Remember that Christmas Eve is a major holiday for Italian Americans and shops in the area will likely be closed.The Spata home on 84th Street and 12th Avenue attracts the longest lines of revelers. For decades, families have come to sit on Santa’s lap or take photos amid a sparkling cascade of toy soldiers.
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