Halloween Is Not Over For Hoboken's Dolly In The Window

HOBOKEN, NJ — When Laura Steele-Liebman and husband Jonathan moved to a new building on Hoboken's Park Avenue last year, Laura decided to use their large window to show off a doll that Jonathan's mother created 30 years ago.

Laura began putting the doll in the window in different outfits, particularly for holidays like St. Patrick's Day and Halloween.

With an elementary school nearby, children started taking notice. Now, the doll and her changing outfits are legendary among kids in the mile-square city.

"Jon and I are always amazed at the number of people, especially children, [who] stop and look up at Dolly from the street," Laura said this weekend.

She said she began putting Dolly in the window as a tribute to her mother-in-law, Cynthia, and her creations.

"I have the best mother-in-law in the world," said Laura, a comedian, last week. (Jon is a guitarist, she said). "I am super lucky."

Cynthia Liebman splits her time between Summit, N.J. and Florida.

In September, Laura added an Instagram account for Dolly — and besides the photos of Dolly in her holiday outfits, the account includes photos of people on the street giving Dolly strange looks.

"We hope everyone will tag Dolly in their photos of her (if they use Instagram )," Laura said, "so we can share our love of Dolly around the world."

Besides Halloween and St. Patrick's Day, Dolly also celebrates Valentine's Day, Easter, and even Christmas and Hannukah at the same time.

Laura lived in Summit for 27 years, as well as Minnesota and Colorado, before moving to Hoboken, while Jonathan has lived in Maplewood and Watchung.

Find Dolly Doll on Instagram here.

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