Celebrating the first night of Hanukkah in StuyTown

Allan Yashin shared this photo from StuyTown last evening... during the lighting of the menorah on the first night of Hanukkah ...

First night of Hanukkah in the East Village

EVG contributor Stacie Joy shares these photos from around the neighborhood... 

... and in order of appearance (from the top): 

-Duane Reade on Avenue B 

-Lancelotti

-Exit9 Gift Emporium 

-Russ & Daughters 

-The Sock Man 

-Holyland Market 

-99 Center Store on First Avenue and 5th Street

-Bluestockings 

-Jane’s Exchange 

-B&H Dairy 

-Key Food

Chanukah 2012

Chanukah (or Hanukkah if you prefer), the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins at sunset today... this sign at one of the 99-cent stores on East 14th Street always gives me pause...

... and at the Chase branch on Avenue and East Second Street, bank personnel seem to be hurrying along the holiday — already up to the Eighth Night...

[Via EVG reader Carl Bentsen]