Tag: Halloween Stories

Upper West Side Mom’s COVID-Friendly Halloween Scavenger Hunt Back by Popular Demand

Mike Mishkin October 29, 2021 Community 1 Comment

Soon after the pandemic reached NYC last year, one of Elizabeth Flisser Rosman’s kids asked her when it would be over. Rosman replied, “don’t worry, Read More...

Ghosts, Goblins, and Other Upper West Side Monsters

E.L. Danvers October 24, 2021 Community No Comments

In a neighborhood where Edgar Allan Poe, the master of the macabre himself once lived, it isn’t too surprising that the UWS has its fair Read More...

Guess the Pumpkin’s Weight – A Halloween Tradition

Patricia Youngquist October 4, 2021 Events No Comments

Those who attend Grow NYC Greenmarkets may or may not recognize Freddie, the large pumpkin on the left in this 2020 photograph. Read More...

69th Street Halloween Party Cancelled Again

Mike Mishkin October 2, 2021 Arts & Entertainment 6 Comments

Last year, the West 69th Street Block Association announced that its annual Halloween party, which takes place between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, would Read More...

5 Haunted Destinations Near NYC

Edgar Catasus October 12, 2020 Community No Comments

New York has a reputation for attracting all kinds of paranormal activity. Ghost hunters and afterlife investigators continue to flock to the state in search Read More...

West 69th Street Halloween Party Cancelled

Mike Mishkin October 11, 2020 Community 4 Comments

The West 69th Street Block Association has announced that its annual Halloween street festival will be cancelled due to concerns around COVID-19 and to ensure Read More...

A Halloween Door Decorating Competition

Mike Mishkin September 30, 2020 Community No Comments

For the last couple Halloweens, Upper West Sider Mike Matthews has held door decorating competitions at his apartment complex. Read More...

Howl-o-Ween Costume Party in Riverside Park

Mike Mishkin October 25, 2019 Community No Comments

Riverside Park’s Howl-o-Ween Costume Party will be going down tomorrow, Saturday from 12 to 3pm. It was originally scheduled for Sunday, but there’s rain in Read More...

Halloween Pumpkin Flotilla

Mike Mishkin September 29, 2019 Events No Comments

The annual Halloween Pumpkin Flotilla is going down at Central Park’s Harlem Meer on October 30th from 4-7pm! This is a free event! Read More...

Spirit Halloween Replaces Ricky’s

Hannah Rosenfield September 13, 2019 Shopping No Comments

A Spirit Halloween pop-up has opened in the former home of Ricky’s, which recently closed at 112 West 72nd Street. Spirit is known for making Read More...