Hundreds of neighborhood children met Santa and Mrs. Claus and got free toys at the Ninth Precinct Community Council’s Holiday Party on Saturday. The event ran from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the schoolyard opposite the precinct, at 321 E. Fifth St. This page, clockwise from top left: Ruby, 4, was hoping for a car; a stilt walker entertained the crowd; at last, the Clauses — Sally Osborne, a former officer, and Joe Frasier, a Ninth Precinct officer — arrived. Opposite page, clockwise from top: Despite the freezing weather, New York University’s Dance Squad kicked it; a Hummer and Hot Wheels Super Jump Raceway — cool! Hoping to get the Boogie Superstar game, Kasi, 10, kept warm with the blanket from her bed.
