As the U.S., Canada and Mexico continue to hammer out a new trade agreement, extra scrutiny at the Canadian border has caused a delay in some people getting their holiday trees. Several days ago, Prospect Heights Christmas tree merchant David Sevigny, whose company is known as Christmas Tree Brooklyn, was told by his customs broker […]
Winterfest in Brooklyn, a new holiday and marketplace attraction in the rear lot of the Brooklyn Museum, has been a disappointment to many visitors, with some people demanding refunds, according to CBS. CBS reported that visitors were asked to pay as much as $70 for special events, but they sometimes found that these events were […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio returned to his old neighborhood of Park Slope to light the vaunted Hanukkah menorah in Grand Army Plaza to the delight of more than a thousand residents jamming the main plaza. He was assisted at the menorah by Rabbi Shimon Hecht, head of the Park Slope Chabad. Also on hand was Council […]