Take Down Those Lights Update

When I posted the story "Take Down Those Lights" onto Twitter, for the benefit of my many Twitter followers, I @'d the New York City Parks Department, hoping to spur them into action:

Take Down Those Lights https://t.co/9hkULYIIG2 #EastVillage #TompkinsSquarePark #ChristmasTree @NYCParks @NYCParksDept pic.twitter.com/tBLOczOStH

— East Village Today (@zybkgex) February 21, 2017

Well, let me tell you, they wasted no time taking down those lights!

No more lights.

Next on the list: get them to replace this deformed tree with a nice one!

#eastvillage #christmaslights #tompkinssquarepark #christmastrees #parksdepartment #twitter

Take Down Those Lights

Don't adjust your monitor — the Tompkins Square Park Christmas Tree looks this way naturally!

Every year, the people who do these things decorate the pine tree in the middle area of Tompkins Square Park. It's a Fahoo Fores moment if ever there was one!

Fahoo Fores!

This year, however, those people forgot to take down the lights — they're still up!

Nothing ruins Christmas more than Christmas every day.

East Villagers say: Take down those lights!

#eastvillage #tompkinssquarepark #christmastrees #christmaslights

Festive Consolidated Ed Trucks

I was walking across east 7th Street yesterday, when I saw this Consolidated Edison truck parked, adorned with Christmas lights!

Festive Con Ed truck.

Here is a close-up:

Close-up of festive Consolidated Ed truck.

Even the gas and electric company decorates for Christmas… in the East Village!

#eastvillage #7thstreet #christmaslights #conedison

More Christmasy Stuff

East Villagers love Christmas, from decorations to SantaCon, it's all one big festive party during December!

These are some pictures I took yesterday:

Christmas tree at Jules restaurant.

Christmas tree at Jules restaurant, at night.

From Halloween lights to Christmas lights!

Jews for Santa?

Whether traditional or unusual, the East Village always shows its festive spirit at Christmastime!

#eastvillage #christmas #christmasdecorations #christmaslights

Los Christmas Lights

I was walking across East 3rd Street the other night, when I passed by the Los Amigos community garden, all bedecked with Christmas lights:

All bedecked with Christmas lights.

Festive!

Something I noticed when I looked at the picture was that the area around the tree is a real mess — they should really clean that up!

#eastvillage #3rdstreet #losamigosgarden #communitygardens #christmaslights #christmas