Here's what you need to know about the Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 

After A LOT of drama and uncertainty, the 34th edition of the Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade is happening today (Saturday) from 1-3 p.m. 

The parade starts at 1 p.m. on Avenue A and 13th Street and ends on Seventh and A. The event has been reduced to a parade processional only — there will be no contests, judges, emcees, stage or prizes. 

Anyone interested in walking in the parade must register at 13th Street and Avenue B, with the line starting at 11:30 a.m. (You will need a bracelet to participate, and then you will be directed from 13th and B to the wait/line start of the parade at 13th and A.)

Organizers previously said there had been a frustrating and ongoing lack of cooperation from the City and a long wait with numerous bureaucratic stumbling blocks.

"I'm sorry for the late notice of details to those who want to walk in the parade. The city is letting 800 people walk this year [last year was 400], and it's first come, first serve," said Joseph Borduin, the volunteer parade producer. "To the community, I'm sorry if the M14A bus diversion affects you during the street closure," 

He continued: "I tried to do the best I could with the dog run's resources, but this parade needs more community involvement to be a successful event from which the entire community can benefit."

Previously on EV Grieve: 

• The Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade will go on — or will it? Why no one seems to know.