BOO! 'Trick-or-Streets' returns for 3rd year to provide safe, car-free NYC Halloween experiences

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — It’s spooky season, and for the third year in a row, there will be more than 100 car-free events across the five boroughs throughout October as part of the New York City Department of Transportation’s “Trick-or-Streets” program, the agency announced Thursday.

“Trick-or-Streets’ is back and bigger than ever—and we invite all New Yorkers to take part in an event this month!” DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said. “Our streets serve all New Yorkers—and ‘Trick-or-Streets’ is a great example of how we can use them to bring joy and greater safety to so many children.”

Developed as one of the city’s Open Streets, Plaza and Public Realm initiatives, the program is intended to bring residents, community organizations, institutions and other neighborhood associations together for the holiday.

There will be 10 signature events with Halloween-themes programming and performances throughout the city, which will include live music, circus acts, comedic clown performances, jugglers and more, according to the DOT, with the first premier event to be held Saturday, Oct. 5.

SIGNATURE EVENTS

• Oct. 5: Castleton Avenue, Staten Island – 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., produced by NYC Kidsfest

• Oct. 19: Kensington Plaza, Brooklyn – 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., produced by Broadway for Arts Education

• Oct 26: Fordham Plaza, The Bronx – 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., produced by Bindlestiff Family Cirkus

• Oct 26: Audubon Avenue Open Street, Manhattan – 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., produced by NYC Kidsfest

• Oct. 26: West 9th Street Open Street, Brooklyn – 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., produced by Broadway for Arts Education

• Oct. 27: Berry Street Open Street, Brooklyn – 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., produced by The Horticultural Society of New York

• Oct. 30: 165th Street Open Street, Queens – 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., produced by Street Lab

• Oct. 31: 31st Avenue Open Street, Queens – 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., produced by The Horticultural Society of New York

• Oct. 31: Pell Street Open Street + Doyers Plaza, Manhattan – 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., produced by Bindlestiff Family Cirkus

• Oct. 31: Decatur Avenue Open Street, The Bronx – 2:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., produced by Street Lab

MID-OCTOBER PARTNER EVENTS

• Oct. 18: Mount Hope Place Open Streets, The Bronx – 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., produced by PS 117

• Oct. 19: 34th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Parade, East 9th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B, Manhattan – 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., produced by The Friends of the First Run

• Oct. 19: Gansevoort Plaza, Manhattan – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., produced by Meatpacking Business Improvement District

• Oct. 19: Chauncey Street Open Street, Brooklyn – 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., produced by Chauncey Street Block and Tenant Association

• Oct. 20: Tompkins Ave Open Street, Brooklyn – 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., produced by Tompkins Ave Merchants Association and Bridge Street Development Corporation

Events are also planned in November for celebration of the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead.”

In the coming weeks, a full list of Trick-or-Streets events will be announced, including a map of car-free streets for Halloween. For more information, visit the DOT website .