Sunday's parting shots

How things started today on 13th Street at Third Avenue... and how they ended...

Top photo by Bayou; 2nd pic via Pinch

You'd be out of your gourd to miss this pumpkin smashing event

Photo by Stacie Joy 

A. Sorry for that headline. 

B. La Plaza Cultural is hosting a Pumpkin Smash tomorrow (Sunday) from noon to 3 p.m. Bring your pumpkins, Jack-o-lanterns and gourds to the SW corner of Avenue C and Ninth Street. 

Afterward, the LES Ecology Center will turn the smashed remains into compost for city parks and green spaces. 

C. It is a rain-or-shine event, though no worries since it doesn't rain anymore.

24 hours in the life of a pumpkin in Tompkins Square Park

Yesterday...



... and today...



Photos by Steven

A chance to toss your pumpkins tomorrow, but go ahead and enjoy today

There's a Pumpkins Smash tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the community garden on East 11th Street — entrance west of 420 E. 11th St. between Avenue A and First Avenue.

Per the signage:

Bring Pumpkins, Jack-o-Lanterns, and Gourds for a Smashing Good Time! You smash them — and NYC Compost Project will turn them into compost for City parks and green spaces. Join us for refreshments, raffles, and more!

Seems a little early to have a pumpkin smash — the day after Halloween? It would be like holding the MulchFest on Dec. 26. But we understand if you want to get this Halloween crap out of your apartment to start getting the place ready for Easter.

H/T Steven