Posts Tagged SantaCon

  1. Santapocalypse: we have a date

    December 14. Mark your calendars. SantaCon put out a tweet the other day confirming the date of the event. We heard last month that the organizers had decided to officially skip Hell’s Kitchen during the “festivities”, so in theory this news doesn’t matter anymore, but there’s always the chance some of the “santas” will end up here. The more you know.

    Here’s this photo from last year’s event again, because I just love it that much:

    An aerial view of the 2012 SantaCon at Pier 84
    Source: Adam/​Flickr

    As we mentioned previously, members of the community wrote a letter after the horrors festivities of last year’s event, which got the organizers to agree to skip the neighborhood, but it turns out that wasn’t the only letter to get sent. Just last month, State Senator Brad Hoylman sent a letter out to the mysterious organizers asking them to work with the NYPD and community boards to figure out how to better handle the event. We’ll see if anything comes of that.

Tuesday, Oct 1st

  1. Dodged that bullet: SantaCon skipping the neighborhood this year

    SantaCon, the event of the year that divides communities, is almost upon us. This year, however, Hell’s Kitchen will be skipped (spared?) by the hordes of Santas, as reported by DNAinfo, in response to countless complaints from residents after last year’s event.

    If you missed it, here’s an impressive yet frightening taste of the scene last year at Pier 84:

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    Source: Adam/​Flickr

    SantaCon has visited the neighborhood throughout the years it’s been running without too much public outcry, but last year started from Pier 84, so Hell’s Kitchen bore the brunt of the event, which lead to a significant amount of complaints, which brings us to this news.

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    Source: Lauren Cunningham/​Flickr

    Some people like the event, and a lot of people hate it, so it’s naturally a divisive topic, but at least for this year it’s looking like there won’t be too much to worry about. Of course, this is only an official policy that the area will be skipped – it’s still very likely that some of the Santas (that just sounds ridiculous) will break away and descend. Be warned.