Avenue L Merchants Association Throws Grand Holiday Party For Neighborhood Kids
 | | Isaiah holds onto his gift while sitting on Santa’s lap. |
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Members of the Avenue L Merchants Association took time out from the busy shopping season last Wednesday, December 20, to welcome scores of neighborhood children to a special Holiday Party at which Santa Claus was one of the chief guests.
Sponsored by the merchants, along with Congressman Ed Towns, Senator John Sampson, Assemblymembers Alan Maisel and Helene Weinstein and City Councilman Lew Fidler, as well as De Islands Restaurant, the event was held at the Bamboo Garden at 9505 Avenue L.
Since there was no snow outside, wise old Santa thought it would be appropriate to arrive in something red, so he commandeered a fire truck from Engine 257, Ladder 170 and Battalion 58 from the Farragut Road Firehouse and was able to hand out toys to nice girls and boys (the naughty ones got a piece of coal).
Photos by Barry Fischer
 | | While Santa mingles with young and old alike (left photo), guests line up for goodies and food.
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 | | Avenue L merchants saw to it that every youngster got a toy and a balloon and that everyone had their fill of Christmas cookies ’n cakes. That’s Merchants Association official Mercedes Narcisse (right) seeing that everything goes well and that the kiddies are happy.
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