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It’s that time of the year again, when the streets of New York will be filled with ghosts, zombies, skeletons, and more. While blood red eyes, dracula teeth, and eerie white faces, walk about Gotham City streets, here is how you can boo-hoo this Halloween. From spooky tours to treats, parties to parades, and scavenger hunts to creepy crawls, we have it all lined up for you.

Music & musicians, art & artists, have always been the very essence of New York’s streets. The street performance trend was seen to have surfaced even before the 1920’s, which defined the city’s dynamics even back then.

Image Courtesy of NYU For decades, NYU has dealt with strong opposition from New Yorkers. Whenever they voice their desire to expand their campus and influence throughout the city, a battle ensues and Manhattan residents rise to the occasion to fight both the university and the city government to prevent such changes from occurring. The latest controversy? NYU's 2031 Expansion Plan. Teachers hate it. Community activists despise it. Even NYU students are against it. So this all begs the question, what the heck is it?

Its summertime and the weather is fine, so put on party shoes and hop into these bars that have a story to tell and come from era when you weren’t even born! These are our picks for the best bars where its worth getting high on history. 1. Old Town Bar, Flatiron District

Whitney Museum located on the Upper East Side, was borne out of the sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt. Recognizing the struggles artists faced back in the twentieth century, Ms.Whitney began purchasing their work and adding to her collection.

So much for the proverb, “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."

A historic lot located on 211 East 13th Street in the East Village has been calling for a lot of attention. While it remained untouched for nearly a decade, the skeleton of an 8-story glassy condominium appeared within the past two years. Formerly dubbed the “East Village Mystery Lot,” the ground was once home to the vaudeville-infused Jefferson Theater, which was demolished in 2000.

While Greenwich Village is already home to some of New York City’s most popular haunts, the neighborhood is now seeing a number of new trendy establishments open up in the area along Fourth Avenue. The six blocks between Astor Place and Union Square have been undergoing a makeover of sorts over the past few years, and this once overlooked locality is now seen as a great location for all kinds of businesses.

There are many unique tales to tell when it comes to Manhattan real estate and, surprisingly, many of them do not revolve around the construction of a 1,000 plus foot residential skyscraper or commercial enterprises. In fact, much of New York City, especially Manhattan, was shaped, not by a real estate firm, but by the natural skill and hard work of its citizens. Take the Hoovervilles for instance. The makeshift communities that sprung up in Central Park during the Great Depression may no longer be in existence, but they mark a significant chapter in Manhattan’s history. The same can be said for the squatters in the East Village. Their legacy is being honored at The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, which opened December 8th.

If you haven’t already decided what you want to be Halloween, get ready to shop for the scariest costume you can find, or dig through your closets for your Cinderella costume from last year as soon as you can—it’s time for this year’s 39th annual Village Halloween Parade! On Wednesday, October 31st, more than two million people are expected to fill the streets of Sixth Avenue in some of the most creative costumes in the world. This year’s thriller theme is “Tick! Tock!” which acknowledges the ancient Mayan calendar prediction of the end of the world this year.