New York's Village Halloween Parade is an institution here in the city. People start talking about it weeks before it happens. This year I decided to go see what the hype was all about. I was told that you get the best view of the parade if you actually march in it (which apparently anyone can do if you show up in a costume at the starting point), but thought I would have my first parade experience as a spectator.
I headed down with a couple of people from the lab around 7pm. After making our way past the corner of 14th St. and 6th Ave. (not an easy task with the crowd that turned up), we settled on a spot just north of 14th St., with a somewhat obstructed view of the people marching. In addition to the fairly standard Snow White, Little Bo Peep, and men dressed as women costumes, there was some real creativity on display.
Here are some clips to give you an idea of the atmosphere. My personal favorite is the last one of the group dancing to Michael Jackson's Thriller. It definitely reminded me of these guys, minus the orange suits.
Didn't get many pictures of people in costume, but got one of Superdog - he was pretty hard to miss.
