![]() It was here that I managed to snag some fiery red, devilish-good looking accessories for my costume on Friday. 2 in the noticeably less crowded Ricky’s around the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. After shoving through the masses, my friend and I had enough of all the junk and decided to call it the quits. Now – the New York Costumes is located in NYU territory, meaning many students were seeking out a fantastic and spooky outfit the night before the weekend started. I really don’t know how they manage to rent out a space for 4 weeks only, but after Halloween they are abandoned warehouses or buildings. ![]() I feel that these random Halloween shops pop up all throughout New York the month before the event is scheduled to start. The day before the party, on Thursday, I met up with my one friend to go through one of the biggest costume collections at the New York Costumes around Union Square. He probably also sent it to the rest of his 300 something friends, but I thought it would be fun to crash the so-called Club 305 Party in the midst of Williamsburg. But yeah, let’s please do not get into that!Ī long-lost “friend” sent me an invite over Facebook (yes, I am back on the devious site). And oh yeah, when the subways were still working, half the city wasn’t out of power, and no one was too shocked to friggin celebrate. Preferably when they didn’t have to work so that they could drink and celebrate at the same time. Since Halloween is once again in the middle of the week, all the fun started early and people got dressed up beforehand. My friends sent me a few invites to dubious parties happening throughout the entire weekend. I wanted to be drunk and made up, all messed up, dancing in the streets of Brooklyn, Manhattan, or heck, even Queens. So this year I finally wanted to make it happen. “You might be mugged by a lone ghost that jumps you in the dark!” he shrieked and was pleased at the effect his words had. And then my very first year here, in October 2010, we I ended up spending the night before Hollow’s Even sipping a glass of wine with an anxious friend who was blabbing about how dangerous it can be to be out on the streets during Halloween. No dressing up for me, no real partying for me. ![]() Coming from other people, not me, I would like to add. ![]() Yes, of course there was last year’s parade with all the craziness and drunkenness going on. Aside from the hurricane rumbling up and basically destroying our precious city (read more here), I had the chance to participate in an event I have been burning to be part of: Halloween in New York! This weekend brought a few premieres with it. ![]()
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