Fran Vella-Marrone alongside Joe Loccisano, the new Dyker Heights Civic Association president. Photo by Arthur DeGaeta. Vella-Marrone is the first woman to be elected as chair of the KCCP, ...

The Dyker Heights Christmas-decorated residences are an annual attraction but have been scaled back this year due to Covid-19. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) So not all Dyker Heights ...

Every year, thousands flock to Dyker Heights to see block after block of holiday displays. But this quiet neighborhood in southwestern Brooklyn is more than just a one-time winter destination.