Food Vendors Banned From Dyker Heights for Winter Lights Display
The council says the ban was implemented to limit the noise and air pollution in the neighborhood
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Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, is known for some of the city’s most over-the-top holiday displays — and this year was on exception. Take a look at some of the most dazzling homes.
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This year's holiday lights display in Dyker Heights may be without a key holiday staple: food
Food vendors are banned from the neighborhood between Thanksgiving Day and New Year's Day
The council says the ban was implemented to limit the noise and air pollution in the neighborhood
This year's holiday lights display in Dyker Heights may be without a key holiday staple: food.
This holiday season, food vendors will not be allowed in the neighborhood due to a recent ban passed by the New York City Council.
Each December, the Brooklyn neighborhood attracts tens of thousands of visitors with its Christmas light displays. Houses in the neighborhood are decorated with colored lights, life-size toy soldiers, blow-up snowmen, snowflake light shows and other flashy props.
The New York City Council approved a bill this week banning food vendors in the neighborhood between Thanksgiving Day and New Year's Day. Food vendors will not be allowed between 10th Avenue and 13th Avenue, and 81st Street and 86th Street.
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The Christmas decorations of Dyker Heights homes illuminate the streets.
Lauren Yee
Some homeowners used traditional light decorations for their displays.
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Others took decorating to the extreme.
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This house even included a moving snowflake light show.
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Thousands of visitors fill the Dyker Heights streets daily to view the spectacular holiday displays.
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Giant toy soldiers were a popular decoration choice.
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This house stood out with its present-styled windows.
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Most homes were decked out in lights from roof to lawn.
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Some houses had moving light shows -- this one had a moving Santa image.
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The Dyker Heights Christmas Lights tradition was started over 25 years ago.
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Many visitors walked up hilly terrain to get to the section of lit-up homes, determined to get a close-up picture with them.
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Homeowners used inflatable Christmas characters to draw fill their property.
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Each house had a unique group of adornments.
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The neighborhood attracted children who were in awe of all the lights.
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Due to the cold, some visitors chose to drive through the streets and stop in front of individual homes for a closer look.
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The house was Santa-themed.
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This home was decked-out exclusively in blue lights.
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The area was very well lit from 83rd to 86th streets between 11th and 13th avenues.
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Not all the houses took Christmas decor to the extreme -- this home opted for simple yellow lights.
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For the best view of the lights, it's best to visit Dyker Heights after sundown.
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Most of the homes turn their lights off after 9 pm.
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The Dyker Heights Christmas Lights will continue through the end of December.
The council says the ban was implemented to limit the noise and air pollution in the neighborhood.
