Traffic & Transit

Photos: These Halloween Costumes Won The Subway

Check out the best costumes spotted in New York City's subways on Halloween.

A man wearing a costume rides a subway on Halloween, October 31, 2019 in New York City.
A man wearing a costume rides a subway on Halloween, October 31, 2019 in New York City. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

NEW YORK CITY — The Subways were crawling with weirdos, terrifying critters and members of the undead. No, it wasn't just a random Thursday, it was Halloween.

New Yorkers took to social media yesterday to document their favorite costumes spotted taking the subway and they got some doozies.

Death elbowed his way into a crowded subway car, a lethal shark donned stiletto high heel boots and a giant eyeball tipped his top hat to fellow riders.

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Here were the best moments in the, cough, best, cough, transit system on the very best costumed holiday of the year.

Spider Man's a bit of a door hog:

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Just because you're a shark doesn't mean you can't be fancy:

This is usually what happens when I try to fix my lipstick on the Q train:

Super hero selfie:

The Rock and his date:

Jazz hands:

Wolf of Wall Street:

Soar:

Death:

Scythe:

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