The lights are on in Dyker Heights, and the air filled props come in big and BIG. It's a neighborhood that's tough to beat considering the mix of grandiose and (terrifically) tacky, not to mention the sheer volume of displays.
But bless Baltimore for trying, because if you based the call on pride alone, it would be hands down the "Miracle on 34th street" in Hampden that has non-stop traffic crawling down the street from now until Christmas, and that strange and eclectic mix of tastes that only Hampden could produce.
And how about the festives of the week? The annual lighting ceremony in Mount Vernon Baltimore transformed the Washington Monument into a somewhat tree-like shape ( and yes they have one too! It was built before the one in DC, I think it is the first official monument to Washington but I digress) and along with the seemingly dangerous and therefore sooo Baltimore middle-of-downtown fireworks that go with it, this year there were boos for the mayor to boot (Controversy! Hey, I give her props for showing up).
Dumbo hosted a lighting ceremony as well, complete with refreshments generously provided by Choice Market, Front Street Pizza & Jacques Torres and as a bonus, art adjacent. Things just look cooler under that arch don't they? (Remember the Spacebuster? That was wicked cool.)
Of course the holiday season isn't complete unless you're spending money. At least now-a-days it's easier than ever to find some crafty gifts if you shop outside the box-store, from the packed Charm City Craft Mafia's Holiday Heap at St. Johns,
to the pie eating! and socially conscious Eat Pie and Shop at PS29. Miss the early sales? In Baltimore, check out the upcoming Squidfire one, the MIC/A event, and the Last Minute Maul in Fed Hill. In Brooklyn, visit 3rd Ward's Handmade Holiday Craft Fair, Bull and Bear, Brooklyn Lyceum's and more.
Soooo...? Who does the effin holidays the best? Have fun with the voting because every week's poll will stay open 'til New Years.
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