Canarsie’s Christmas house provides backdrop for public and private celebration
The lighting of Canarsie’s Christmas house, at the corner of Flatlands Avenue and East 93rd Street, is always a special occasion.
With upwards of 50,000 lights and some 100 animated figures, the home — now used as his law office by Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Frank Seddio — is always a focus of excited attention the Sunday following Thanksgiving weekend, December 3, this year, when, with the flick of a switch, the entire magical display comes to life to dazzle passersby until after New Year’s.
“It was a magnificent night,” said Seddio. “The weather was perfect, and the lights were the best ever. We were able to put in place every piece we wanted to. There was an enthusiastic crowd from the beginning. It was just a wonderful, wonderful night.”