HEIGHT LIGHT: The city’s tallest mayor, in cherry picker with mic, lit Brooklyn’s largest menorah on Dec. 2 to
celebrate the fi rst night of Hanukkah. Photo by Trey Pentecost
Great rates like ours are always in season.
15-Month
2.00% Certificate 2.65%
of Deposit APY1
To qualify you must have or open any Flushing Bank Complete Checking account3 which provides you
with access to over 55,000 ATMs, ATM fee rebates, mobile banking and mobile check deposit.
For more information and to find out about our other great offers, visit your local Flushing Bank branch,
call 800.581.2889 (855.540.2274 TTY/TDD) or visit www.FlushingBank.com.
Small enough to know you.
Large enough to help you.®
1 New Maximum Money Market account and new money only. APY effective November 2, 2018. Annual percentage yield assumes principal and interest remain on deposit for a full year at
current rate. Minimum deposit balance to open the Maximum Money Market account is $5,000. Funds cannot be transferred from an existing Flushing Bank account. The APY for the Maximum
Money Market account is 0.10% for daily account balances between $0 and $4,999, 0.15% for daily balances between $5,000 and $24,999, 1.25% for daily balances between $25,000 and
$74,999, 1.25% for daily balances between $75,000 and $99,999 and 2.00% for daily balances of $100,000 or more. Rates may change at any time without notice. You must maintain the stated
tier balance for the statement cycle to receive the respective disclosed yield for that tier. 2 New money only. APY effective November 2, 2018. Annual percentage yield assumes principal and
interest remain on deposit for a full year at current rate. Minimum deposit balance of $5,000 is required. Funds cannot be transferred from an existing Flushing Bank account. For new IRA and
rollover accounts, the minimum deposit balance is $5,000. Premature withdrawals may be subject to bank and IRS penalties. Rates and offer are subject to change without notice. 3 New money
required for new checking accounts only. A Flushing Bank checking account with a $5,000 minimum balance is required to receive the advertised rate. Certain fees, minimum
balance requirements and restrictions may apply. Fees may reduce earnings on these accounts. A checking account is not required for IRA accounts.
Flushing Bank is a registered trademark
COURIER L 4 IFE, DEC. 7–13, 2018 DT
APY2
$5,000 minimum deposit
Maximum
Money Market
$100,000 minimum deposit
BY COLIN MIXSON
They called in the big goy to
light this massive menorah!
The city’s tallest mayor celebrated
the fi rst night of Hanukkah
on Dec. 2 by returning
to his home borough to light
Kings County’s largest menorah
at Grand Army Plaza, delighting
thousands of locals
who came out to the annual
event that one dad called a beloved
holiday tradition.
“We’ve been going every
year for the past couple years,
and the kids love it,” said Yehuda
Apfelbaum. “They were
just in awe of watching the
mayor light the menorah.”
Some 2,000 Brooklynites
gathered to kick off the eightday
holiday at the more than
32-foot menorah’s fi rst lighting
this season, according to organizers
with Chabad of Park
Slope, who staged the massive
spectacle for the 34th year.
The festivities began with
a set by Jewish musical act
Pey Dalid, whose members regaled
the audience with their
special fusion of rock, hip hop,
and reggae as hosts handed
out around 3,000 latkes and
500 free toys to local youngsters,
according to the synagogue’s
Rabbi Shimon Hecht,
the man in charge of the menorah
lighting events since the
colossal candelabra debuted
in Brooklyn decades ago.
And at sundown, the tallest
mayor in New York City
history, Bill DeBlasio — who
edges out six-foot-four-inch
former Mayor John Lindsay
by an inch — lit the menorah,
which Hecht touted
as “the world’s largest” until
2016 , when a rabbinical
court awarded the coveted title
to a rival candleholder set
up in Manhattan.
The court’s ruling, however,
did little to dilute the
legend and allure of the local
menorah, which Hecht now
simply advertises as “Brooklyn’s
largest,” according to the
rabbi.
“There are many menorahs
around New York and
the world, but this attracts
people’s attention and they
say, ‘Wow, a giant menorah,’ ”
he said.
Those who missed the inaugural
lighting can still
watch leaders of Chabad of
Park Slope light the menorah
nightly through Hanukkah’s
last day on Dec. 9, according to
synagogue leaders, who said
locals should visit their website
for more information, including
timing of events.
Hanukkah’s big
kickoff in boro
Giant menorah draws thousands to
Grand Army Plaza on fi rst night
/www.FlushingBank.com