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It is the most famous neighborhood in New York when these holidays and excesses approach. We talk about Dyker Heights, in Brooklyn, known for the omnipresent blow decoration of Dads Noeles, snowmen, stuffed animals and fir trees full of balls and gifts that each of the houses, corners, squares and corners of the place plant. To such an extent that many of their neighbors come to pay electricity bills in December of more than 15,000 euros.

They don't seem to care how expensive the parties are. They even have tours organized in the area with visitors not only from other parts of New York , but from the entire United States. Hence the competition for Vigo , characterized in recent years for having the most stunning lighting in all of Spain. By the way, nothing less, than almost a million euros of expenditure, which cost more than 10 million lights that decorate the Galician city.

"Exaggerated" expense?

Not surprisingly, such a store has been listed as "exaggerated" by The New York Times itself , arguing in addition to the excessive energetic wear of such a decoration, with an ecological footprint of around 600 tons of CO2 . However, the mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero, has not taken into account these criticisms, ensuring that the lighting of the city would be seen even from New York and that his American counterpart, Bill de Blasio, would envy the lights of Vigo.

The houses exhibit all kinds of lighting.

Anyway, the lights of Dyker Heights are not too far from those of Vigo. Rather the opposite, each neighbor endorses the motto of "and me more" with decorations that emulate the famous Christmas Story of Charles Dickens . There are no missing figures of natural size of bears, Santa Claus , snowmen, as well as mangers on a human scale. And all synchronized with music, performances and animatronic, in addition to carols sung by the children of the neighborhood.

The August of the electricians

In short, that Brooklyn electricians make their August in December. To such an extent that most of the facades, patios and gardens also display advertising posters of the companies that have adorned them. For their part, companies such as A Slice of Brooklyn, Civitatis, Free Tours By Foot or Get your guide organize bus tours to enjoy this lighting for about three hours.

The carols are not lacking in the neighborhood.

Not surprisingly, more than 100,000 visitors come to see it every year . According to neighbors, Dyker Heights lights are a way to share their passion for the holidays, to connect with the community and help charitable causes , since in some cases alms are requested for the needy.

And all since 1986, when Lucy Spata, a neighbor of this neighborhood of Italian origin 40 minutes by subway from Manhattan, began to decorate the entire facade of her house with angels and other figures in memory of her mother, who had died. And since then...

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