[Photo of 7th and A from 2007 by Bob Arihood]
SantaCon is fast approaching this year… just nine days 'till Dec. 14. (And just a few more days to book your trip to Greenland!)
And the Daily News casually dropped this bit of info in a feature about this year's Con:
Sources said this year's SantaCon will kick off around Tompkins Square Park and wind its way through the East Village and the Lower East Side before jumping over to Brooklyn.
Oh. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Wait, was that a bad dream?
Sources said this year's SantaCon will kick off around Tompkins Square Park and wind its way through the East Village and the Lower East Side before jumping over to Brooklyn.
Start calling 311 in advance, kids!
And was there something about good news?
The organizers will reportedly share the route for the annual pub crawl with the NYPD and elected officials ahead of the event, according to the Daily News.
Uh-huh.
And?
SantaCon organizers confirmed that they also plan to have 80 helper elves along the route to coordinate traffic and make sure their Santas stay respectful to residents and local businesses.
Feel better?
And visit Neither More Nor Less for some of Bob Arihood's photos from when SantaCon visited Tompkins Square Park in 2007. Right here.
Updated high noon:
DNAinfo has an article this morning on SantaCon here.
Excerpt:
"They're going to be there until about noon, and then wind up in Brooklyn somewhere," a police source told DNAinfo New York. "Hopefully it will be a nice safe day, and hopefully things will be much better than last year."
The police source and Community Board 3 District Manager Susan Stetzer said a SantaCon organizer contacted their offices Tuesday.
Stetzer said that she spoke with a SantaCon representative through email, on the phone and in person, adding he was "very friendly and cooperative" in the "several" conversations they had.
"I am hoping management of Santas on sidewalks and streets will be improved," she said.
