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The Dazzling Dyker Heights Christmas Lights of 2019 (Photos)
It’s easy to find the way to Dyker Heights at this time of year, as the neighborhood glows with thousands of lights and extravagant holiday displays.
The Spectacular, Sparkling Christmas Lights of Dyker Heights (Photos)
It’s hard to miss Dyker Heights at this time of year, when the neighborhood glimmers with thousands of lights and over-the-top holiday displays.
Catholic Nuns Ink Deal to Sell Historic Dyker Heights Orphanage to Unnamed Developer
Expect a mix of luxury and affordable apartments, but no senior housing or school at the storied site, which takes up an entire block.
Revel in the Fanciful, Flashy Lights of Dyker Heights (Photos)
A powerful glow emanates from Dyker Heights this time of year, as residents compete to put on the most extravagant and densely packed displays of the holiday season.
The Extravagant Christmas Lights of Dyker Heights (Photos)
It is the time of year when electrical use spikes in Dyker Heights as the neighborhood glows with over-the-top, brilliant holiday displays.
Actually, the origin of the name “Dyker Heights” is easy to pinpoint. Developer Walter L. Johnson named the neighborhood in October of 1895 after the Dyker Meadows. The bluff of land on which he built had a commanding view of the Dyker Meadows and Dyker Beach – not to mention the entire NY harbor. The real question is why “Dyker Meadows/Beach/Basin?” etc… that answer may be lost to history but it is either in reference to a Van Dyke family who may or may not have built dykes to drain the meadows – which went as far north at 14th Avenue and 84th Street. For more information, please check out my YouTube documentary I made with Angelo Bonsignore. https://youtu.be/LWey-zOh6lk
A Mystery or a Drain: How Dyker Heights Got Its NameLinks under the 140 Dean property take you to Streeteasy premium content which you can't see without a subscription (which I don't have). Mr. B,do you have any background info on the circumstances of the 2010 sale you can share?
Last Week’s Biggest SalesYes, you can tell all the Asian homes, the first thing they do is install those freaking ugly ass "stainless steel" security storm doors, that never match the house attached to it, and look like prison cell doors. These have to be the ugliest doors on earth.
Dyker Heights’ Asian-American InfluxYay! Randazzo's! That place was a childhood staple for me and my dad. USed to sit out there all the time and watch my dad eat clams and drink beer. Love that place. Been recently and its still old world, despite having burned down and been rebuilt since I was a kid.
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