Where To See Santa In Bed-Stuy This Christmas Season

BED-STUY, NY — Visits and pictures with Santa are treasured traditions for many Bed-Stuy families. For them, there’s nothing quite like seeing jolly old St. Nick live and in person.

In Bed-Stuy, kids have several chances:

• Santa In The Stuy, Sunday, Dec. 17 at The Co-Op, 168 Ralph Avenue from 3-4:30 p.m.
• Make A Wish Sunday, Nov. 26 at Marcy Plaza on Fulton Street and Marcy Avenue from 12-6 p.m.
• Breakfast with Santa, Sunday, Dec. 17 at Applebee's Bar + Grill, 1360 Fulton Street from 8-10 a.m.

Elsewhere in Brooklyn, Santa can be found:

• Cookies With Santa, Saturday, Dec. 2 at FourFiveSix in Greenpoint, 199 Richardson Street from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Festival of Lights, Saturday, Dec. 2 at Marine Park's Carmine Carro Community Center, 3000 Fillmore Avenue, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Sinterklaas - Saint Nicholas Day Celebration, Saturday, Dec. 2 at East Flatbush's Fidler-Wyckoff House Park, 2-4 p.m.
• Holiday Hub @ City Point, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday Dec. 2; Saturday Dec. 9; and Saturday Dec. 16; at 445 Albee Square West.
• Kids Skate Hour: Santa And Friends at Industry City Courtyard, Sunday, Dec. 3-Sunday, Dec. 24, 51 35th St, Brooklyn.

Santa will also be at Macy’s stores in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Orlando. In New York City, Santa will be at Macy's Herald Square on 34th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. Reservations are required and can be made online.

Santa is coming to Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores on Black Friday, which is Nov. 24 this year. Near Bed-Stuy, see Santa at Nordstrom Rack on Fulton Street between Bridge and Duffield Street.

JC Penney stores, including stores in East New York, are offering professional portraits with Santa through Dec. 18.