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SANTA’S LITTLE HELPERS: Latoya Ramjit, center left, fl ashed a smile while posing with Old Saint Nick and her
husband, three kids, and niece during Fort Greene Park’s tree lighting bash on Dec. 9. Photo by Caroline Ourso
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BY JULIANNE CUBA
It’s a beloved holiday tradition!
Merrymakers packed Fort
Greene Park on Dec. 9 to celebrate
the season with a neighborhood
tree lighting in the
green space — a ceremony so
festive that Santa Claus took
some time out of his busy
schedule to join the locals for
the occasion, according to a
mom, who said her tot enjoyed
the jolly old elf’s appearance
far more than she expected.
“I thought my son was
going to be scared because
it was his fi rst time, but he
was good,” said Fort Greener
Latoya Ramjit.
Ramjit, her husband, and
their three kids and niece
joined dozens of residents at
the fi fth-annual tree lighting
at the corner of Myrtle Avenue
and St. Edwards Street
— where city park honchos
plan to kick off the creation
of a new, controversial grand
entrance to Fort Greene Park
next year.
Revelers snacked on cookies
as youngsters took their
turns sitting on Santa’s lap,
according to the mom, who
said the event’s ample holiday
cheer and roster of festive activities
keeps her family coming
back year after year.
“We love it, we go every
year,” Ramjit said.
And this year’s bash drew
so many spirited locals that organizers
with the Fort Greene
Park Conservancy — which
oversees the meadow in conjunction
with the city — and
business-boosting group the
Myrtle Avenue Partnership
poured every last drop of the
free hot cocoa they had on offer,
according to Ramjit.
“The only thing the kids
were bummed about was that
they ran out of hot chocolate,”
the mom said. “They didn’t get
to have any.”
It was red
and Greene!
Fort Greene Park lights
up for holiday season