12:30–1:30pm In Motion Workshops: For children ages 8-12 Ages: 9 – 12Dance New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side
2–4pm Sea Shanty Sessions Ages: All Snug Harbor Cultural Center- The Noble Maritime Collection Building DStaten Island
3–6pm Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program Ages: 5 – 12Community Free Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island
4–7pm Pet photos with Santa at Staten Island Mall Ages: AllAnimals Christmas Staten Island MallStaten Island
5–7pm Tree Lighting and Christmas Parade Ages: AllChristmas Community Knickerbocker Plaza BrooklynBrooklyn
7pm Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking Tour Ages: AllAttractions Christmas Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking TourBrooklyn
Today, noon 17th Annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa’s Workshop presented by Jenny Allen & Kristen Studwell, Compass Real Estate Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses
Gay City News ‘Night in West Texas’: Underwhelming story of a priest’s death and a wrongful conviction
Brooklyn Paper ‘A game-changer’: Staten Island-Bay Ridge ferry sets sail for first time in six decades