It's the official start of the holiday season, and residents in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn are not missing a beat. As HannahKliger reports, the annual world famous, extravagant decorations are shining bright.
"The décor and everything brings your spirit up and you feel so much better," Howard Beach resident Maria Speranza told Kliger., has been in the community since the 1950s. Kevin Flynn has worked there since he was 12 and bought the business in 2004.
The owner said Black Friday is really the start of the season, but its going to be next week -- the first week of December -- when it's expected to be the busiest."We're looking to get a wreath, we are going to the cemetery, we want to lay a wreath on our parents' graves," said Dyker Heights resident James Pelser."They got beautiful things, the only thing is because of the economy, prices went sky high," Speranza said.
Kliger spoke with one couple who has lived there for six years and love the neighborhood's holiday tradition.
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