You have not really experienced New York City on Halloween unless you experience the annual parade through the Village. The Village is an area in lower Manhattan. Each Halloween people from all walks of life get dressed up and parade through the streets. Gay, straight, tall, short, black, white – they are all there! Two […]
After I got out of high school, I enlisted in the US Air force and served four years of active duty, and I after completing basic training and tech school, I was stationed at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey. I had only been on post for a few months, when Halloween came around. […]
3 years ago, a few friends of mine and I, were enjoying a beautiful New York Halloween night. We were all at a party that my friend was having and just enjoying the crisp fall air. It was a costume party and I decided that I was going to dress up as a member of […]
In 1992 when we were working for a music publisher one of my friends there who happened to be British decided to ask his three best friends to join him at the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade dressed as the Beatles. They bought matching suits that were very similar to they style that the Beatles wore […]
My favorite Halloween experience in New York City was attending the Village Halloween Parade. It’s an annual parade that takes place in Greenwich Village. The parade itself consists of tons of bands playing an assortment of music, dancers, artistic performers, and hundreds of unique puppets. It reminded me of a Mardi Gras carnival with all […]
My most memorable Halloween in NYC happened when I was around ten. I was staying with some cousins in their Manhattan brownstone, because my parents had to drive my sister back to college after her October break, and I didn’t want to spend Halloween stuck in an eight hour drive. I was a little worried […]
My favorite place for hanging out in New York City is “Blue Note”, which in my mind is the world’s finest Jazz Club & Restaurant. Since I am a die hard fan of jazz, I always end up going there in my free time.This place offers fine jazz music performed by jazz, R&B and soul […]
Whenever I’m in New York, I make sure to find my way to the Lower East Side. This part of Manhattan has the feel of a Jewish Shtetl from the old country. The area goes back to the late 19th century arrival of Jews from Russia and Eastern Europe. To this day, it still has […]
