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Halloween is Back on the Upper West Side!

October 26, 2022 | 1:08 PM
in ART, NEWS, OUTDOORS
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69th Street between Columbus and Central Park West.

Photos and text by Daniel Krieger

After many of the festivities of the past two Halloweens were canceled due to Covid, this year the holiday is returning to its full celebratory glory, and along with it, the inspired installations that have become a tradition on a few select side streets of the Upper West Side. You can see some of the standouts on W. 87th Street, W. 82nd Street, W. 75th Street, W. 70th Street, and the one that has become the most widely known and visited of them all – W. 69th Street.

On a recent afternoon, one of W. 69th Street’s longtime residents, who had just hung a skeleton on a tree in front of her building, told WSR that she has always been involved in the street’s Halloween celebrations, though it was about 15 years ago that she took it to the next level with more elaborate decorations.

“It’s a Halloween block,” she said, “but we can’t handle any more people.” The street gets so inundated on Halloween, she explained, that the mob scene is truly overwhelming, even with help from the NYPD. (Note to readers: for this reason, they would much prefer that you come by to admire the decorations before Halloween.)

Asked why she does it year after year, she said: “Because I love the children and Halloween is my favorite holiday.” (One of her main roles is acquiring and handing out candy to trick-or-treaters.) “I just love Halloween,” she went on. “I feel so lucky that we do this. I guess I would go to the parade otherwise, but this is more fun. It’s certainly much more fun for me to interact with children.”

69th Street between Columbus and Central Park West.
82nd Street Street between Amsterdam and Columbus.
75th Street between Columbus and Central Park West.
70th Street between Columbus and Central Park West.
87th Street between West End Avenue and Riverside.
69th Street between Columbus and Central Park West.
87th Street between West End Avenue and Riverside.
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Sarah
Sarah
11 months ago

Bless all who keep the spooky season this way! Really brings color and charm to the city.

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Liz G
Liz G
11 months ago

Don’t forget the full-building rats on 83rd between Columbus and CPW, possibly the scariest of all!

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Sharon
Sharon
11 months ago

Love this! Such creativity. Thank you to all who participate.

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DANA KURZWEIL
DANA KURZWEIL
11 months ago

You should include the Dorilton on W 71st St!

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matt
matt
11 months ago

There’s one on the 100 block of w83rd too!

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