Monday's parting shot

A Halloween scene on Seventh Street between Avenue B and Avenue C....

Noted

As seen on the Citizen app from last night... Later in the report, "Police advise the man is wearing a white mask, brown wig, and blue jumpsuit."

About a 'Lovely Horror Show' Satellite urday night, 3 classic films in 1 community garden

Tomorrow (Saturday!) night, LUNGS is hosting a slate of horror films at the Green Oasis Community Garden, 370 E. Eighth St. between Avenue C and Avenue D. 

Starting at 6:30 p.m.:

• "Frankenstein" (the James Whale version from 1931) 

• "Night of the Living Dead"

 • "The Innocents" 

And all together now... It's alive!...

  

Thursday's parting shot

Photo by Derek Berg 

Something to soothe your jangled nerves on Second Avenue near Fourth Street...

About the Haunted Halloween Party this Saturday at La Plaza Cultural

Little Missionary's Day Nursery on St. Mark's Place is hosting A Haunted Halloween Party at La Plaza Cultural this Saturday (Oct. 28!). 

The annual event serves as a fundraiser for the school. The party is free to enter and open to all... there's a small charge for some of the games and activities... as well as for the food and beverages donated by the following local businesses: Mary O's (scones!), Bobwhite Counter, S'MAC, Veniero's, Gelso & Grand, the Grafton, Iggy's Pizzeria, La Palapa and Brooklyn Dumpling Shop. 

You can join the Halloween action from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the community garden on the SW corner of Avenue C and Ninth Street. 

P.S. 

The tattoos are fake... 

Wednesday's parting shot

Photo by Stacie Joy

Exit9, in the gloom of dusk this Halloween season, at 51 Avenue A between Third Street and Fourth Street...

Must be the season of the pop-up Halloween shop on Avenue A

Photos by Stacie Joy 

The Halloween pop-up shop debuted a few weeks back for the third season at 70 Avenue A between Fourth Street and Fifth Street (between Cafe Social 68 and Mast). 

Let's explore this further since it's Oct. 6 today (when did that happen?). The storefront seems fuller this year, with a little more creative use of the space... 

We always enjoy seeing the soon-to-be popular costumes the children might wear this year ... (pretending we don't see Ben Franklin — nerds!)...

... and for the patriots among us...

Costume aside for a moment (note to schedule the colonoscopy)...

And perfect! As we're handing out tabs of acid this Halloween...

Parents, if you are buying the Moshe/Moses costume for your child, please note this bag only includes the hat, neckpiece and robe (tastefully accented with blue sequin at the shoulders). Per the fine print, the "optional accessories" include a beard, mustache and shepherd's crook. (To save money on a fake mustache and beard, we suggest your child stop shaving through Halloween...)

... and here's the always-popular costume representing the private equity firm that bought your apartment building...

The shop's hours are 2-9 p.m. daily... 

Happy Halloweening! 

Sunday's parting shot

Photo by Derek Berg 

Prepping Search & Destroy on St. Mark's Place for Halloween today...

Noted

Photo by Stacie Joy

Fall arrived at Key Food on Avenue A this past week... just one sign of the Halloween season around the grocery.  (And why would someone with straw hair smoke a pipe?)

Storefront shuffle on Avenue A

Photos by Stacie Joy

Yesterday we noted that Whim Golf has closed after a summer pop-up at 66 Avenue A between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. 

What's next? The vintage shop that has been at 70 Avenue A is making the move to two storefronts to the north.

And 70 Avenue A — now with brown paper covering the windows — will be home for the third consecutive year to a Halloween pop-up shop...

No word just yet on the opening dates for either storefront.

Details about smashing pumpkins (not the band!) at La Plaza Cultural

This Sunday, you can bring your Halloween pumpkins, gourds and Jack-o-Lanterns over to the annual Pumpkin Smash... taking place from noon to 3 p.m. at La Plaza Cultural on the SW corner of Ninth Street and Avenue C.

Reps from the NYC Compost Project will be there to turn those (likely rotting) decorative items into compost for city parks and green spaces.

The event is rain or shine, and there are other family-friendly activities planned during the Pumpkin Smash.

Thanks to Steven for the photo!

A very Avenue B Halloween

Photos by Stacie Joy 

In recent years Avenue B has been a solid corridor for trick-or-treaters ... and yesterday's Halloween festivities were no exception, as EVG contributor Stacie Joy discovered...

Halloween's parting shot

Photo on Second Avenue by Derek Berg...

Skeleton crew at work on 7th Street

Photo by Derek Berg

Set up is underway for the 3rd annual Halloween Mask-Querade today on Seventh Street between Avenue A and First Avenue.
 

East Village restaurateur Ravi DeRossi's Overthrow Hospitality group is once again hosting a Trick-or-Treat Halloween festival for children ages 12 and under from 1-3 p.m.

More details here.

Carving out some quality time for Halloween at the Parkside

Photos by Stacie Joy 

The Parkside Lounge was the scene of a recent bring-your-own-pumpkin (BYOP) carving competition ... and as EVG contributor Stacie Joy witnessed, it was a spirited affair here at the bar on Houston and Attorney ... with competitors taking the proceedings quite seriously...

... we don't actually who took home the trophies... but they all look pretty good...