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.
The Spectacular, Sparkling Christmas Lights of Dyker Heights (Photos)
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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.
A Mystery or a Drain: How Dyker Heights Got Its Name
Brownstoner takes on Brooklyn history in Nabe Names, a series of briefs on the origins and surprising stories of neighborhood nomenclature
Dyker Heights’ 13th Avenue in 1934. Photo via Bowery Boys
An isolated residential nabe, Dyker Heights is known for its large Italian-American population and distance from subway stations.
Despite much of the ‘hood’s relative inaccessibility, Dyker Heights still attracts an outpouring of locals and out-of-towners alike to its renowned Christmas lights display, an annual tradition in which residents deck their mansions in illuminated Santas and snowflakes.
But can you guess how it got its name?
Bedecked Brownstones, Cheery Santas and Other Holiday Scenes in Brooklyn (Photos)
Lights in Dyker Heights. Photo by Laura Leebove
We wanted to share a few photos of Brooklynites and Brooklyn homes all dressed up to celebrate the season. Whether you’re home for the holiday in Brooklyn or celebrating elsewhere, we hope these scenes help make you feel merry and bright.
Walkabout: Schubert’s Dyker Heights Symphony, Part 3
Cresco Realty Company. Brooklyn Eagle, 1907
Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story.
Developer Walter L. Johnson was a powerhouse. When he began building his Dyker Heights suburban community, he went with the best of the best. First of all, he had one of the best locations in Brooklyn to work with. His father had purchased the old DeRussy estate back in 1888 with the idea to develop it into an upscale suburban community.
Walkabout: Schubert’s Dyker Heights Symphony, Part 2
Dyker Heights, Constantine Schubert house. Photo via Wikipedia
Read Part 1 and Part 3 of this story.
Dyker Heights, one of the southernmost sections of Brooklyn, was developed as an upscale suburb. It was the vision of one family, the Johnson family. Patriarch Frederick Johnson bought the land that would become Dyker Heights in 1888.
Walkabout: Schubert’s Dyker Heights Symphony, Part 1
Walter L. Johnson. Photo: Brooklyn Eagle, 1907
Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story.
As most people know by now, the city of Brooklyn developed from the six original towns settled by the Dutch, or in the case of Gravesend, the English, in the mid-1600s. Using their English names, they were Brooklyn, Bushwick, New Utrecht, Flatbush, Gravesend and Flatlands.
Closing Bell: Two Brooklyn Public Library Branches Get Grants for Renovations
Two Brooklyn Public Library branches in Cypress Hills and Dyker Heights have received large grants from the city to repair and renovate their aging buildings, according to press releases. The Arlington Library in Cypress Hills, pictured above, has gotten $1,000,000 in city funding to replace its boiler and install new piping, concrete padding, and damaged partitions. The work will be done while the library is open and not in need of heating, unless it has to close because of noise disruptions. Also, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Councilman Vincent Gentile have devoted $750,000 for replacing the badly damaged roof of the Dyker Heights library branch. Roof repair will involve demolishing and removing the current roof and installing a new one, as well as potential drain and paver additions. The roof replacement project will most likely be completed by 2016.
Image by Utopian Branch Library
