Christmas - Bklyner

For Last-Minute Gift Shopping, Buy Local

Hanukkah is almost over, and with Christmas a little less than two weeks away, it’s time to get your gift situation locked in. For our money, food-related gifts are always a safe bet, whether last-minute or not. But before you finalize your Amazon order, consider spending your dollars on

Business

Where to Order Christmas Dinner

With indoor dining closed and snow advisories upon us, Christmas Dinner delivered sounds pretty good right about now. Luckily, these Brooklyn restaurants have got you covered, whether you want a classic spiral ham, waygu hot pot, or lobster mac and cheese. Christmas Eve and Day Meals Antica Pesa [https://www.

Central Brooklyn

Celebrating the Holidays During COVID: How Brooklyners Are Finding Joy This Year

The winter holidays are going to feel different this year. Celebrations will likely be smaller, quieter, and less travel-heavy. At this point, most of us are probably used to editing our lives to comply with coronavirus safety measures; that doesn’t make it any less of a bummer. Without parties,

Announcements

Man Shot on Christmas in South Williamsburg

SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG — A young man was shot three times on a subway train early on Christmas day. A 26-year-old man was shot three times on a Manhattan-bound M train around 12:35 a.m. on Wednesday, December 25. The suspect opened fire at the victim, wounding him in the right

Business

Where to Eat on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Brooklyn this Year

In the grand New York tradition, a good number of Brooklyn’s restaurants will be serving both celebratory dinners and non-traditional feasts on Christmas – we’ve got you covered from roast goose to chicken lo mein. Plus, check out the pop-up holiday bars for some spiked egg nog! Christmas Eve:

Arts & Culture

Bushwick Bodegas Exhibit Art in Living Advent Calendar

BUSHWICK – In bodegas across Bushwick this holiday season, neighbors and shoppers will find something new among the quick-stop staples they shop for: art. The Bodega Advent Project [http://www.bodegaadvent.com/], a joint undertaking between Bushwick Abbey and Iglesia de la Santa Cruz, will be creating a living advent calendar

Arts & Culture

The Kings Theatre Gets Holidazed!

SPONSORED: Beginning November 29th, the historic Kings Theatre in Brooklyn will be electrified by a seasonal spectacular like none other, as the critically acclaimed extravaganza Cirque Dreams Holidaze invades its timeless showroom. Set in a colorful winter wonderland of holiday cheer, audiences meet snowmen, penguins, candles, reindeer, toy soldiers, gingerbread

Business

10 Brooklyn shops to buy Holiday gifts: LIFESTYLE & BEAUTY

We promise you will master the art of giving this holiday season with this list of choices. No one returns chocolate, everyone loves a spa treatment, exercise and physical activity keep up our energy and who can resist the Russian bath experience. Li-Lac Chocolates [https://www.li-lacchocolates.com/] Sunset Park

Business

10 Brooklyn shops to buy Holiday gifts: Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Boerum Hill

We feel the chill in the air, holiday music is already playing in the stores and our mailboxes are quickly filling up with holiday catalogs but we know that Brooklyn is the ultimate destination to buy unique, fun, memorable Holiday gifts for everyone on your list. As part of BKLYNER’

Business

10 Brooklyn shops to buy Holiday gifts: TOYS and GAMES

The holiday season is upon us and BKLYNER is here to help you shop locally and support Brooklyn businesses. Every week we will publish holiday gift guides focused on a type of gift and by location. Happy gifting! Via Norman & Jules Facebook pageNorman & Jules [https://normanandjules.com/] Park Slope 158

Bensonhurst

Feast Your Eyes: The Best Photos Of This Year’s Dyker Heights Lights

In past years people have gotten engaged [/30086/] and burst into song [/watch-dyker-heights-lights-tourists-break-into-song/] beneath the lights in Dyker Heights, but this year the neighborhood’s annual Christmas display made news for tour bus madness [/39793/], the theft of a blowup Santa [/video-dyker-heights-house-robbed-christmas-decoration/] and, of course, being among (if not the)

Arts & Culture

Christmas Dinner And A Movie: Which Chinese Food Joints To Order From And Brooklyn Movies To Watch This Christmas

Christmas is this weekend and we know what that mean: Chinese food and movie marathons! We rounded up some of our favorite Chinese food restaurants and Brooklyn movies that can fill up your Sunday this weekend: New Star [https://www.yelp.com/biz/new-star-brooklyn?hrid=gvKD4EHSUTqb5V6pmN6V3g&osq=chinese] Where: 2212

Events

Light Up The Holiday Season At These Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies

Photo by Johnny Lai/Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnylcy/8523952442/in/photolist-dZeu6h-7dchS-97625h-dFww2Q-7pDoYF-4g5Zu2-bg6FiD-7pHfJj-949veL-bg6EU2-dxWy8B-qwR1WF-7hkwZv-voiHn-f3sztV-5FD32p-4fJNYi-tkbj8-5QzLpq-8zMUTJ-95V2bM-5SfiBm-bg6EZP-bg6EPK-imig5J-95vZCr-puUsZE-8Yr4jh-5QvtGp-dRYuqa-bg6ERK-bzPS8Z-7shw7f-94EZBY-awZ7vV-6Lc1HA-5MsrQy-bg6EWn-bg6EUZ-7tiDiz-4cCEL7-7oUD8x-4jkQkJ-imkmqF-qHexFo-7kiPP9-bg6EVR-aW7sMV-5G3W9E-pzEU3c/] It’s that time of year again when you get the family out t

Events

A Tree-Lighting, Music, Shopping & Santa In A Pink Cadillac This Saturday

Photo via Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/park_slope_5th_avenue_bid/6546838213/in/set-72157628506348861] Much like the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, Santa immediately follows the Turkey Day festivities, and here in Brooklyn, that means the big man himself is about to start

Police & Fire

Coney Island Man Convicted Of Shooting Teen, Dog On Christmas Eve

Jerome Leslie. (Photo provided by the Brooklyn DA)A Coney Island has been convicted of murder for the 2013 shooting [/17-year-old-shot-to-death-in-coney-island-on-christmas-eve/] of a teenager walking his dog on Christmas Eve, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced Thursday. Jerome Leslie, 20, faces a life sentence for the shooting, in which he

Police & Fire

Thief Steals Package From Hallway, Winds Up With Lame Baby Monitor

(Photo provided by the NYPD)Each December, as if on cue, Grinch-like crooks come out of the woodwork [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/12/watch-crook-stealing-packages-porches-holidays/#.VoVeIMArLu0] and take advantage of neighbors’ good will and holiday cheer by swiping gift packages from porches and hallways — and there seems to be little

Bensonhurst

Photo Of The Day: Get In Line

Photo by brooklyn_ny718 [https://www.instagram.com/p/_rgRT8v5qS/]/InstagramThe line outside Villabate Alba [/food-stuffs-villabates-famous-strawberry-shortcake-burger/#.VoMQa8ArLu0] right before Christmas says it all. Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send them to editor@bensonhurstbean.com , or tag them #Bensonhurst on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also, follow us

fort greene

Photo Finish: Christmas Elves, Meet The Minions

Photo via giugiuditta [https://www.instagram.com/p/_kwE5AjmDM/?taken-by=giugiuditta].Are you still in the holiday spirit? Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus on Instagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus]

Bensonhurst

Two Men Go Missing In Southern Brooklyn On Christmas Day

Police say 81-year-old Santos Carrasquillo, left, and 59-year-old Alexey Goryunov went missing in separate incidents on December 25. (Photos provided by the NYPD)Police are asking for the public’s assistance finding two men who were reported missing in southern Brooklyn on Christmas Day. The NYPD did not say the

Announcements

Merry Christmas Ditmas Park

Santa won’t be able to miss this house! (Photo @re.naissance.chic.k/instagram) From all of us at Ditmas Park Corner, we wish everyone celebrating a very merry Christmas! We hope all our neighbors have a chance to relax, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy a

Nonsponsored

Merry Christmas, Park Slope!

Merry Christmas! (Courtesy sachikabeya [https://www.instagram.com/p/_rNrhpKjVX/] )Whatever you’re doing today, we hope all our neighbors have a chance to relax, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy a peaceful day. As a reminder, here’s some of what’s open and closed in the

Holidays

Merry Christmas, South Slope!

Christine Bush/South Slope NewsWhatever you’re doing today, we hope all our neighbors have a chance to relax, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy a peaceful day. As a reminder, here’s some of what’s open and closed in the area [/blog/holidays/christmas-2015-whats-open-and-closed-around-the-slope/]. Have a

Nonsponsored

Photo Of The Day: Move Over Elf On The Shelf

Photo by katherine326 [https://www.instagram.com/p/_rcX7CKBbf/]Forget Elf on the Shelf – Park Slope has Gnome on the Wall! Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or

Holidays

Photo Of The Day: ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas

Christine Bush/South Slope NewsKeep an eye out for Santa tonight! Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag it#southslope on Instagram, or email it to editor@bklyner.com, and we’ll post

Holidays

Happy Holidays From Sheepshead Bites

Members of the Good Shepherd Church choir singing Christmas carols. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Sheepshead Bites would like to wish our readers a very wonderful holiday weekend filled with delicious food, plenty of eggnog, and family and friends. If you’re staying in the city over Christmas weekend, make