68 THE QUEENS COURIER • HOLIDAY • DECEMBER 7, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
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Bayside welcomes Santa and celebrates
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
rpozarycki@qns.com / @robbpoz
Overcast weather couldn’t dampen the seasonal
spirit shared by spectators and participants
alike during the third annual Bayside
children’s parade and tree lighting on Dec. 3.
Santa Claus was the guest of honor for the
march along Bell Boulevard that began on 36th
Avenue. School groups, the NYPD Marching
Band, local elected offi cials and others walked
southbound on the boulevard to the Bayside
Long Island Rail Road station on 41st Avenue.
Th ere, they were greeted by hundreds of
spectators who came to see a big evergreen
near the station illuminated in colorful light.
Musical acts also took to the stage set up nearby
for seasonal performances.
While a little rain fell during the parade, the
organizers found a way to let it snow just in
time for the tree lighting with a little help from
a snow machine.
Councilman Paul Vallone and the Bayside
Village Business Improvement District were
the event’s key sponsors.
Photos by Dean Moses
