December 20, 2022

A Look at the 2022 "Dyker Lights" Christmas Displays in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn (Part 2)

Our pals John Miniero and Raymond Guarini
Hands down my favorite part of the "Dyker Lights" Christmas displays in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn is local artisan John Meniero's outdoor presepe. Located on 14th Avenue, between 79th and 80th Streets, John's wondrous Nativity scenes have been delighting locals for years. With hundreds of figures and highly detailed custom-made scenery with lights and running water surrounding the Holy Family, this year's tableau did not disappoint.
A retired baker, John invited us out of the cold into his warm workshop for some homemade cookies and zeppoli.
Teaching us some of his building techniques, John was also kind enough to show us some photos of the presepi he built at his old Sorrento Bakery and Pastry Shop.
A must see, any tour of the neighborhood's popular light displays would be incomplete without seeing this time-honored Neapolitan Christmas tradition. Buon Natale!