Tony Muia's "Brooklyn Christmas Lights Tour" on Samantha Brown's "Holidays in New York" special

Tony Muia appears on Samantha Brown's "Holidays in New York" Christmas special which aired in December 2009. He escorts Samantha through the Dyker Heights section of Brooklyn, known as "Dyker Lights" during the holidays because of their over-the-top Christmas decorations. The area is featured on Tony's "Brooklyn Christmas Lights Tour (www.asliceofbrooklyn.com).

This Italian-American section of Brooklyn was made famous in the PBS documentary "Dyker Lights" and many of the homes have been featured seen on the Learning Channel's "Crazy Christmas Lights".

Tony takes Samantha to see Lucy Spata, the woman who's credited with starting the tradition back in the 1980's.

Following Lucy's house, Samantha takes Tony to Tommaso's Italian Restaurant, known as much for it's food as the nightly opera performances by the staff and visiting performers.

Tomasso the chef treats Tony and Samantha to the famous "Feast of the Seven Fishes", a Christmas Eve tradtion for Italian Catholics.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Tony Muia
• Samantha Brown
• Travel Channel
• Optomen
• Holidays in New York
• Christmas lights
• Dyker Heights
• Dyker Lihts
• PBS
• Lucy Spata
• Tommaso's
• Feast of the Seven Fishes
• crazy Christmas lights
• the Learning Channel
• www.asliceofbrooklyn.com

[nibblesbytesandbits]

Abbondaza..God Bless Tony. Merry Christmas

[BKNY64]

@nibblesbytesandbits Thanks and Merry Christmas to you too!

[doglover91000]

My mom and dad grew up in Brooklyn in Dyker Heights. They said it was the best place to grow up in the world!! Ciao & Buon Natale! Merry Christmas!!:)

[JVJ2]

My kind of town.. LOVE IT! Go Brooklyn!

[grandsjoem9905]

and yes Im italian that why it was even more special.

[grandsjoem9905]

when I llive in Dyker back in the early 70' s my dad would walk with me to the big house with the letter "p" on it tell me.oneday Ill owe a.house just like that. God bless him. But we would see the lights of dyker every yr. miss all.that..

[healingtherapist]

this made me cry. I am Italian, born in Brooklyn, but now living in California. Memories.....I just loved it.

[88DoubleEight]

Polizzotto!

[88DoubleEight]

I love it guys... The big white house is my Godparents house.. God rest the soul of my Godfather Alfred Plolizzotto... His house was always the best on the block, screw those odda people!

[DTRAVELZ]

@evan2156 Don'e ever wish to be something you are not. Always be proud of whatever you are, whatever that is.

[evan2156]

OMG! I so wish I was Italian!  But since I'm not, it's great to have lots of Italian friends! Lol ;-)