Photo Courtesy of NYPD
Kids of all ages last weekend welcomed Santa Claus as they marched with glee along Jamaica Avenue.
By Michael V. Cusenza
The World’s Borough last Saturday rolled out the poinsettia-red carpet for Jolly Old St. Nick at the Welcome Santa to Woodhaven Parade.
A time-honored tradition spearheaded by the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation and the Woodhaven Business Improvement District, the annual event delivers kids of all ages to Jamaica Avenue between Dexter Court and 96th Street to help show Santa and Mrs. Claus some Queens holiday hospitality as they march along the thoroughfare. Many pint-sized parade-goers also got the chance to take pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus—and even tell the couple what they wanted for Christmas this year.
The parade followed last Friday evening’s festivities at the lighting of the Forest Parkway Plaza Christmas tree and menorah. Also sponsored by the GWDC/WBID, the celebration attracts dozens of families to the intersection of Forest Parkway and Jamaica Avenue for caroling with Disney characters and a stirring rendition of Clement Clarke Moore’s “Twas the Night before Christmas.”
