Photos: Nowhere Does Christmas Lights Like Dyker Heights

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – Brooklyn is lit this holiday season. The neighborhood of Dyker Heights has become the hottest spot for viewing the best Christmas lights and decorations in the state of New York, drawing hordes of seasonal sight-seers as residents put incredible effort into dressing up their homes.

Locals and tourists travel from near and far, with up to 150.000 visitors heading to the neighborhood every Christmas season.

See all of the best Dyker Heights 2018 Christmas displays through Daniela's Lens below:

7:13 p.m.
This is the first crazily decorated house I see on my stroll. I post a photo on Instagram and I get an immediate reaction from friends all over the world:

"Where is this?!!"

"What is this??!"

"Why?!!!"

I don't know why, but it's fab!

7:21 p.m.
This house is so cute!

7:34 p.m.
The bow makes the house look like a big present!

7:54 p.m.
Neon nutcrackers!

8:13 p.m.
Lots of presents!

8:16 p.m.
Going all out!

8:21 p.m.
I wish the candies were real!

8:26 p.m.
Someone must have climbed up the tree and put all those lights on!

8:31 p.m.
Santa Claus's reindeers!

8:39 p.m.
I love all the different colors here.

8:43 p.m.
Happy Holidays!

8:45 p.m.
Wow, it's a mansion!

And the scene is getting a lot crazier in this area. The streets are packed with visitors, tourists and neighbors who are enjoying the displays and taking a lot of photos, of course.

The traffic in this usually sleepy neighborhood is stop and go tonight on every street, and the police are stationed at every crossing to bring order into the crowd.

8:57 p.m.
Is there a house in here?

9:01 p.m.
Even the tiniest bush is covered with lights!

9:04 p.m.
Another beautiful mansion!

9:05 p.m.
This limousine drives by the moment I snap the picture.

9:06 p.m.
It's Disney World!

9:07 p.m.
More crazy lights!

9:10 p.m.
Every house in this area is guarded by a policeman.

9:12 p.m.
This house is famous! It belongs to Lucy Spata and reportedly displays over 30,000 lights!

9:15 p.m.
Hello, Santa Claus!

Daniela Kirsch is an entertainment photographer and founder of NameFace— an event photo agency based in New York City. Through her creative expertise and unique visual style, Kirsch not only knows more than a thing or two about photographing A-list events, but is forever changing the way we interact with the entertainment industry. In June 2018, Kirsch teamed up with Patch to launch the photo series Daniela's Lens, offering weekly features from local events to red carpet magic.

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