How Long Islanders decorate for the holidays

Long Islanders like to decorate, as these reader photos show.

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In Valley Stream, Howie Schwartz does Hannukah in style with this 3-foot-high custom-made dreidel that spins on a Star of David base and oversized gelt.

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Glen Head resident Katherine Tongue says that she loves to share her decorating skills with the world. “So every December, we have an open house so that our neighbors, friends and family can come and enjoy the decorations,” she says.

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Olga Messina says the “showpiece” at her Lido Beach home is the Christmas tree in her living room “with ivory and gold ornaments and garland, and nativity scenes at some side tables.”

See reader photos here.

Readers decorate for the holidays
Readers decorate for the holidays

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