Santa leaves North Pole to come to Bay Ridge
Santa Claus left the North Pole temporarily to fly into Bay Ridge on his sleigh, landing inside Saint Anselm Catholic Academy, where he greeted children and posed for photos with his fans.
Santa’s visit was the highlight of the St. Anselm Winter Wonderland event, a two-day extravaganza on Saturday and Sunday that turned the school building at 365 83rd St. into a scene straight out of the North Pole.
There was Santa and his sleigh, of course. But there was also a majestic, 25-foot-high, fully decorated Christmas tree, a postal station where children could mail letters to Santa, a bouncy house for kids to enjoy the day and a gift shop where people could buy Christmas gifts. The tables in the gift shop were filled with hand-crocheted hats and scarves, handmade jewelry and other must-have items.