Santa wore a cape in Brooklyn this year.
The Brooklyn Nets’ superhero mascot the “BrooklyKnight” delivered a freshly-cut six-foot Christmas tree to pre-schoolers in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Friday, thrilling underprivileged tots — some of whom can’t afford decorations at home.
“Look at the them! My students are so excited. You can see the smiles on their faces. It makes me happy and proud,” said Michelle Renna, a 33-year-old teacher at P.S. 23.
Principal Celina Napolitano, who had bought a small fake tree for the school last year, said it was the first time some students had ever seen a real Christmas tree.
“This is [our] Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. I was excited for the little ones because, for those who believes in Santa, this gives them hope,” she while wiping a tear from her eye.
“We are making the school very warm and festive because we are in a poverty stricken area and some of the children may not have this at home during this holiday season,” she said.
She added, “Some are coming from shelters. They do not have this there.”
Roughly 70 four-and-five year olds at the school celebrated the delivery by cheering and yelling,“Thank you, Brooklyn Nets!”
The team is donating trees to six schools in Brooklyn, including PS 282 in Park Slope, with help from the delivery service Tyler’s Trees.