Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
“Enter if you dare” reads one sign on Clinton Hill’s famous Halloween blocks, where even the “boodegas” get in on the fun. One building was transformed into an “I Scream Stand,” featuring a menu with toppings that include roaches.
Explore St. James Place to Clinton Avenue, between DeKalb and Gates Avenues.
Huguenot, Staten Island
The Huguenot Nightmare Factory. Sins of Sinclair. Haunting on Heenan. These are just some of the names of Staten Island homes decked out for Halloween.
Staten Islanders fill their front lawns with animatronic devils, gargoyles, grim reapers and figures of Frankenstein with a special enthusiasm along Heenan Avenue, Huguenot Avenue and Sinclair Avenue.
Take a self-guided tour of the Staten Island haunted houses using this community map here.
Upper East Side, Manhattan
A sign on the Upper East Side reads “Upper East Died,” yet Halloween is very much alive in this neighborhood, where the décor runs the gamut: One town house has a stoop covered in flowers made out of Legos, while another is transformed into a creepy carnival.
Visit East 78th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues.
Howard Beach, Queens
An animatronic skeleton dressed as a D.J., whom we’ll call D.J. Bones, drops bops during the graveyard shift at Howard Beach. A bay window display shows Chucky and his bride at the altar. Horror films come to life in this urban-suburban coastal community where even cars are props, with skeleton drivers illuminated in a neon glow.
Check out 157th Avenue near 88th Street.
Fordham, Bronx
Cue the song “Monster Mash” — it is the boogie down Bronx, after all. Buildings on Decatur Avenue feature light-up bats and blowup ghosts. The Decatur Block Association will host its third annual car-free Halloween party in collaboration with the city. For a map of participating streets, visit here.
Trick or treat on Decatur Avenue from East 193rd Street to East 195th Street from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern.
For more coverage of neighborhoods that go all out for Halloween, take a look at how West 69th Street goes above and beyond with themed buildings, performances and more.
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