Photo by Dominique Scott
The 20th Annual Tompkins Square tree lighting filled the East Village park with festive yuletide atmosphere on Sun., Dec. 11. The Carolers of Olde New York from Theater for the New City performed, above, with Crystal Field, the theater’s director, front row, third from right. The Mandel & Lydon Trio also performed, and Veselka restaurant provided refreshments. Albert Fabozzi, holding mic above, paid tribute to the late Kevin Dowd, a former vice president of the Tompkins Square Park Neighborhood Coalition. Other sponsors included East Village Books, Vazac Avenue B bar, Saifee Hardware and Emigrant Savings Bank. The event was co-hosted by the neighborhood coalition, the East Village Parks Conservancy and the Third Street Music School Settlement.
