Episode Details

WNYC and Gothamist reporter Hannah Frishberg joins us with some of the best ways to celebrate Halloween across New York City. From the Great PUPkin dog costume contest and haunted attractions to a Lower East Side bookstore crawl and some truly unusual live performances.

Photo: WNYC & Gothamist

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Halloween in NYC: Events and Activities Mentioned in This Episode

• 28th Annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest
• Halloween on the Farm at Queens County Farm Museum
• Ridgewood Asylum Haunted House
• Twisted Trails Haunted Attraction
• Lower East Side Halloween Bookstore Crawl
• Halloween Movie Night Honoring Tim Curry at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
• Catbaret: Meowloween at Caveat
• Swamp Dogg and Alana Amram's Muppet Cover Band at TV Eye
• Haunted Hotel at Lakeside in Prospect Park
• 53rd Annual Village Halloween Parade

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