Scenes from Dunbar Park on Indian Street in Fort Myers on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. The GO Bonds approved by more than 67% of residents in November could generate more than $75 million for city parks.

At precisely 5:15 p.m. on a recent Tuesday night, a large brick house at the corner of 12th Avenue and 84th Street in Brooklyn, N.Y., is set ablaze with hundreds of twinkling white lights, from ...