Many New Yorkers Canceling, Scaling Back Halloween Festivities Due To COVID Concerns

CBS New York

October 24, 2021

Halloween is almost here, but for the second year in a row, many events are canceled because of the pandemic, and now, parents are trying to find things to do.

You won’t be seeing the crowd of trick-or-treaters dressed in Halloween costumes on West 69th Street this year, and so far, only a handful of townhouses near Columbus Avenue are decked out in the holiday spirit.

“I’d say there’re usually about up to 5,000 people show up for our event. We’re kind of known as the Halloween block,” said Penny Shaw, the treasurer of the West 69th Street Block Association.

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