For Roy Jensen, it is the greatest time all year round.
That's because Brooklyn's man luxuriously decorates Bayridge's Town House for holidays from Christmas to Valentine's Day, July 4th.
“They sometimes come here or drive for three hours to get on the train from New Jersey,” said Jensen's post. “It really blows me away.”
59 -year -old Jensen said he had started decorating His house on the 79th Avenue For Christmas when he purchased it in 1990.
He said he did it to respect the light he grew up in praise as a child in the neighborhood.
“When my parents took me, I really loved the light,” said the construction worker who retired. “That was what I had to do at the time, because there was nothing else to do. I didn't have the Internet or phone. That was what I did.”
The annual tradition caused the sharpness of creativity for Brooklyn, awakening his nostalgia and his interest in the construction with nostalgic talent.
“I do everything myself. That's not to hire people,” he said.
Gensen is all purchased by me, which is all purchased by me, referring to his latest display, “Center Piece,” which is the two vintage bettiboup statues of Valentine's Day.
For the next exhibition in Jensen, he has already ordered a custom lepracorn from Florida seller.
“Most people hire people in a dwarf [Heights]Jensen talked about other neighbors.
“They put the signs forward [saying it’s] He was decorated with this. ” “They just throw away the lights.”
According to Jensen's daughter Christina, Jensen's display has been more ground for many years, and social media wants more over the top elements.
“It was different when I was a teenager,” said Christina. “But that's his hobby. I have to be cooperative.”
The Bayridge Community has been quietly taking a quiet year at Jensen's weird light show until he started posting to social media about famous homes in October.
“Since then, we have thousands of people, we have 15,000 people in Halloween,” said the owner of the housing, and we had to close the street unofficially on October 31. I added.
Despite the crowd, his neighbors have mainly supported Jensen's efforts, and he said that neither the city nor NYPD has given him a crowd of crowds in his display.
In December, 311 reports about the house submitted three reports.
Jensen said that “99.9 %” was positive for feedback. His most loud fans are in their 20s.
“It is feedback that drives me, because while I am out of the house, there are people who always encourage me,” he said. “I came here since I was born and my mother is carrying them on my belly. They are here now.”
Even during the pandemic, he remembered that Jensen was asked by the locals to turn on his light.
Bay Ridge Local estimates that it costs about $ 150,000 per year for displays, including electricity, and even if it is added to a walking guide or bus tour, he will not make a profit from the house.
There is a QR code that supervises visitors outside the house, but visits have been directed to donate to the venmo account of the house, but Jensen has a small donation compared to the execution cost of the operation. I claim that there is and do not do it to make a profit.
“People always say,” Your display will make my day. ” It makes them happy, makes them feel better, and not only children, “he said.
“I feel better,” he said.
Gensen blocks on the 79th Avenue are not the only section of Bayridge shaken by social media.
Skinflint, an American restaurant on the Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, has been decorating the interior for decades on a “year -round” holiday.
“Social media has blasted us,” said the owner Gerald Bell. “”[Visitors] Please see dyker [Heights Christmas lights] -In the UK, Australia, and Switzerland. Name it.
The bell is always crowded, “said the bell. “It's usually 1 hour or 2 hours.”
