Park Slope Halloween 2011

Pictures taken in Park Slope (Brooklyn) on Halloween afternoon and evening 2011. Includes the 26th Annual Park Slope Halloween Parade.
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1: 3:24 PM. I started out taking some pictures of my neighbor's decorations. A lovely screcrow.
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2: 3:24 PM. Three jack-o'-lanterns on a stoop.
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3: 3:25 PM. A neighbor's areaway. They will have a party later.
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4: 3:25 PM. Another stoop on the block.
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5: 3:32 PM. A couple kids posing with SottoVoce Restaurant's jack-o'-lanterns. One is a Power Rangers Samurai Red Ranger costume, and the other a Dracula or vampire.
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6: 3:35 PM. Handmade Mr. Potato Head from Toy Story, and a pirate.
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7: 3:37 PM. Back on my street, this house keeps the decorations out year round. It has since been gut rehabilitated.
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8: 3:38 PM. A peace face jack-o'-lantern.
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9: 3:38 PM. A banana costume and a pop star?
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10: 3:59 PM. Characters from the "Mahna Mahna" sketch from The Muppet Show. The girls are the Snowths. Behind is Mahna Mahna. Part of the Sesame Street universe.
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11: 4:00 PM. A princess. He is an alien Martian.
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12: 4:04 PM. A werewolf. His son is the X-Men character Wolverine.
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13: 4:10 PM. Stealth Ninja with blue lightsaber. From Star Wars.
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14: 4:12 PM. A witch hanging in front of a house.
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15: 4:16 PM. I haven't seen UNICEF boxes in years!
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16: 4:17 PM. Evil jester or joker mask. And Fun World Angry Silverback Gorilla Ape Character Mask.
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17: 4:17 PM. In front, is a hip-hop or old-school rapper costume. Likely Snoop Dog. In back, a pink princess.
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18: 4:21 PM. The girl is dressed as Snow White from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The boy is dressed as Harry Potter.
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19: 4:26 PM. A headless man walking around.
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20: 4:26 PM. A family of a seahorse, a fish and an octopus. All constructions.
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21: 4:28 PM. Two prisoners have captured a policeman.
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22: 4:29 PM. A little elephant and a witch.
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23: 4:30 PM. Left is wearing a blue ninja costume. Center a knight? Right is ?
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24: 4:32 PM. A gladiator and a gangster.
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25: 4:32 PM. A flower garden.
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26: 4:33 PM. An Arabian princess and a medieval knight.
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27: 4:33 PM. A Great Horned Owl Mask.
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28: 4:33 PM. A Venice carnival masquerade mask.
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29: 4:34 PM. A bull construction, holding a sword and a shield. With ?
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30: 4:35 PM. Star Wars Clone Troopers: Captain Rex and a camo Clone Trooper.
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31: 4:35 PM. ?
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32: 4:36 PM. A little mummy with a skelton behind.
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33: 4:36 PM. A ghost. This is what ghosts were back when costumes were mom made.
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34: 4:37 PM. A construction of the Shuffle Bot, a character associated with the musical duo LMFAO.
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35: 4:39 PM. Joker from the film The Dark Knight.
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36: 4:42 PM. A pirate family.
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37: 4:42 PM. Mike Wazowski from the movie Monsters, Inc..
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38: 4:44 PM. ? and a little fairy.
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39: 4:44 PM. Oshkosh B'Gosh face mask. He is a ?
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40: 4:46 PM. A blue dinosaur, a female Velociraptor.
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41: 4:46 PM. A blue dinosaur, a female Velociraptor.
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42: 4:47 PM. A skeleton and Ghostface from the Scream film franchise. Some lucky trick-or-treaters got toy trains at Little Things Toy Store.
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43: 4:48 PM. Beetlejuice from the 1988 film of the same name.
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44: 4:48 PM. Vector, the main antagonist from the movie Despicable Me.
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45: 4:49 PM. A group: farmer, ?, an egg, an iPod and a boy into Kendo martial arts.
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46: 4:52 PM. A stabbed patient and ?
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47: 4:52 PM. An Egyptian-themed costume, specifically one resembling Cleopatra.
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48: 4:52 PM. A Strawberry Shortcake from the Strawberry Shortcake franchise.
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49: 4:53 PM. A nun with a black cat.
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50: 4:54 PM. Medusa.
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51: 4:55 PM. A NY Yankees fan?
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52: 4:56 PM. A detective from the film series Men in Black and Sherlock Holmes.
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53: 4:56 PM. A Star Destroyer construction from Star Wars.
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54: 4:57 PM. A Star Destroyer construction from Star Wars. Much better from the side. It was hard to get the kid to pose sideways.
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55: 4:57 PM. A mixed group: father in a "love guru" costume, mother and children resemble "ghostly lady," "zombie bride," or Victorian-style ghost outfits.
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56: 4:57 PM. A robot construction.
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57: 4:57 PM. Two spider webs with spiders. Other is next.
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58: 4:58 PM. Two spider webs with spiders.
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59: 4:58 PM. An Advanced Recon Force (ARF) trooper from the series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
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60: 4:59 PM. Two 1920s gangsters with Captain America in front.
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61: 4:59 PM. A boy in a shower construction. His father is a contractor and made the costume.
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62: 4:59 PM. A 1920s flapper.
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63: 5:01 PM. A ghost costume.
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64: 5:01 PM. A King crab and a lobster.
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65: 5:04 PM. A witch with a little dinosaur.
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66: 5:05 PM. Harry Potter characters: Parents are Albus Dumbledore and Helena Ravenclaw. She the resident ghost of Ravenclaw House at Hogwarts. The girl on the right is Hermione Granger. The other is wearing a Ni Hao Kai-Lan Romper And Headpiece. From Amazon.
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67: 5:06 PM. Mario and Luigi from the Super Mario video game series.
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68: 5:07 PM. A princess fairy.
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69: 5:07 PM. The princess fairy again.
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70: 5:08 PM. T-Rex dinosaur costume. In Toy Story, Rex the dinosaur has lime-green skin.
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71: 5:08 PM. A moving lips kissing mask.
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72: 5:09 PM. A Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story costume.
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73: 5:09 PM. A Monster High Draculaura Forbitten Love dress.
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74: 5:10 PM. Ben 10, a character from a Cartoon Network series, Bob Parr from The Incredibles, and a black ninja from Star Wars costume.
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75: 5:11 PM. In front, Optimus Prime from the Transformers franchise. Behind, a Clone Trooper Stormtrooper and Jango Fett from the Star Wars universe.
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76: 5:11 PM. Sarah 'I can see Russia from my window' Palin, and the fellow from Joe's On 7th Ave Pizza dressed as a clown.
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77: 5:12 PM. JBF Construction truck and a little Dirt Devil.
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78: 5:12 PM. In back, Cookie Monster from Sesame Street, and dad. In front, Captain America, a little Cookie Monster and Clone Trooper.
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79: 5:13 PM. Plex from the children's television show Yo Gabba Gabba!, and Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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80: 5:15 PM. A pizza slice and a strawberry.
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81: 5:15 PM. The strawberry.
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82: 5:15 PM. A Mario with a fake moustache and black cap.
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83: 5:17 PM. A hip-hop or old-school rapper costume. Likely Snoop Dog.
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84: 5:17 PM. A zombie? and a spider web.
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85: 5:18 PM. Luigi, Mario, a little bee, and Pikachu, a Pokémon character.
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86: 5:18 PM. Adult is Darth Vader, children are a Star Wars Stormtrooper and a karate gi with a yellow belt.
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87: 5:20 PM. A group of teenage women: two Indians, a peacock? and animal/monkey har.
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88: 5:20 PM. Emily, the main character from the animated movie Corpse Bride.
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89: 5:20 PM. A Deely bopper with skull and cross-bones.
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90: 5:30 PM. Group: a warrior, a grim reaper, Cookie Monster from Sesame Street, and a stabbed zombie.
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91: 5:30 PM. Two Albert Einsteins.
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92: 5:31 PM. A pumpkin costume.
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93: 5:31 PM. A pirate.
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94: 5:32 PM. Dad is the character DJ Lance Rock from the children's television show Yo Gabba Gabba!. The daughter is a little vampire. Mom is a black rabbit?
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95: 5:32 PM. A British butler.
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96: 5:33 PM. A Stealth Ninja, a pineapple, a banana, and a black angel.
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97: 5:34 PM. Luigi, from Mario and a cook baking cookies.
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98: 5:35 PM. A Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat costume and another in a karate gi with face paint, holding a box with the City Harvest logo.
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99: 5:36 PM. An inflatable Sumo Wrestler.
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100: 5:37 PM. A Stormtrooper or Clone Trooper from Star Wars and Cinderella costume.
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101: 5:37 PM. A sea goddess.
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102: 5:38 PM. A ? and an aviator?
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103: 5:38 PM. King Triton from "The Little Mermaid."
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104: 5:38 PM. The stork brought a baby.
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105: 5:39 PM. The Wizard of Oz family: From left to right, the Scarecrow, the Red Brick Road, the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, the Wicked Witch of the West, Glinda the Good Witch, and Dorothy.
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106: 5:39 PM. A clown costume.
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107: 5:40 PM. Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th horror movie franchise.
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108: 5:40 PM. A woman in a Goofy wearing a green hat shirt, and Winnie the Pooh.
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109: 5:41 PM. Little Mermaid Ariel Shimmer costume and Raggedy Ann doll.
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110: 5:42 PM. A skeleton, a Starbucks cup of coffee, a bee, and an angel.
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111: 5:44 PM. ? carrying a little lady bug.
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112: 5:44 PM. Two pirates.
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113: 5:46 PM. A hunter, a horseback rider, two little witches and a mom.
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114: 5:47 PM. A homemade owl costume.
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115: 5:48 PM. A Sanitation Truck construction.
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116: 5:48 PM. Princess Leia and Yoda from Star Wars.
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117: 5:50 PM. A Red Ranger from the TV series Power Rangers Samurai, Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story and Lightyear movies, and a peace princess.
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118: 5:51 PM. A papier-mâché mask. (Easter Island statues don't have prominent ears.)
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119: 5:52 PM. A robot construction. A little dinosaur at the right.
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120: 5:53 PM. President Obama in a double-breasted tuxedo.
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121: 5:53 PM. Napolean Bonaparte. The costume includes a military-style tailcoat jacket with epaulets and a sash, a white jabot or shirt front, and a tricorne hat.
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122: 5:54 PM. Wearing a gold graduation cap and gown, a zombie, and wearing a masquerade mask.
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123: 5:55 PM. Jedis from Star Wars with blue lightsabers.
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124: 5:55 PM. A zombie abd a skeleton.
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125: 5:55 PM. Wearing a handmade blue superhero or bandit style mask.
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126: 5:57 PM. A stabbed zombie wearing a lab coat.
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127: 5:58 PM. Robin Hood, ?, and Superman.
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128: 6:00 PM. A clown costume.
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129: 6:01 PM. A couple of witches and a couple of pirates.
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130: 6:02 PM. The joker from the bank heist scene in the film The Dark Knight.
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131: 6:04 PM. Little red riding hood, big bad wolf, little bad wolf and grandma. At this point I fortunately realized that my camera flash was still set on Back Light, which doesn't work well when it is expected to be the primary source of light.
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132: 6:08 PM. From the Monster High franchise: Left is Frankie Stein. Center could be Ghoulia Yelps. Right is Draculaura.
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133: 6:08 PM. An infant is a Brobee costume from the children's television show, Yo Gabba Gabba!, carrying a stuffed Brobee.
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134: 6:10 PM. The Flintstones family: Fred, Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Pebbles and Wilma.
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135: 6:10 PM. A boxer in a boxing robe.
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136: 6:13 PM. Lady Gaga witch.
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137: 6:14 PM. The Joker from the movie The Dark Knight.
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138: 6:14 PM. Camouflage military-style outfits with a person in a Burger King mascot costume.
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139: 6:15 PM. A bloody Raggedy Andy.
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140: 6:16 PM. A skeleton in a box construction.
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141: 6:19 PM. Light-up sticks making a skeleton. A Starfleet officer from Star Trek. And a Little Red Riding Hood vampire.
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142: 6:22 PM. A witch and friend. An evil jester in the back.
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143: 6:22 PM. An evil jester.
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144: 6:42 PM. Wearing an Easter bonnet.
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145: 6:42 PM. A Cheerios King construction.
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146: 6:43 PM. A man playing an accordion.
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147: 6:46 PM. A boy in a chair construction. It was hard to get him into the chair. But he was willing at this point.
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148: 6:52 PM. A hanging grim reaper in a front yard. The eyes light up.
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149: 6:58 PM. A graveyard. Watch out for the corpse that is lying on the sidewalk.
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150: 7:05 PM. A robot construction.
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151: 7:08 PM. They are leading the parade.
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152: 7:12 PM. A colorful witch.
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153: 7:12 PM. Gersh Kuntsman, in the Prospect Park West bicycle lane costume, is the Editor of The Brooklyn Paper. Michael Cairl, in the red shirt, is president of The Park Slope Civic Council, the sponsors of the parade.
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154: 7:12 PM. La Calavera Catrina, an elegant skeletal figure prominent in Mexican culture and associated with Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
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155: 7:12 PM. Paprika Band.
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156: 7:13 PM. A large puppet of a Wall Street banker.
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157: 7:13 PM. David Yassky is NYC's Taxi & Limosine Commissioner. In a taxi construction.
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158: 7:13 PM. A large arc full of kids. It appears in multiple years.
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159: 7:14 PM. The Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District banner. One of the parade sponsors.
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160: 7:14 PM. A giant bed bug.
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161: 7:14 PM. The parade.
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162: 7:14 PM. In front, a woman representing one of the martial arts that uses swords, carrying lanterns. Behind, a costume of Nikki Sixx Of Motley Crue. Or in drag. At left, a witch.
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163: 7:14 PM. Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Here he's carrying Thor's hammer.
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164: 7:15 PM. A large puppet. A fish?
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165: 7:15 PM. A large puppet of a dragon.
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166: 7:15 PM. A bird costume.
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167: 7:15 PM. "I am the Egg Man" construction. At right is a bird construction.
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168: 7:15 PM. A witch puppet from the The Puppeteers' Cooperative.
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169: 7:15 PM. A closeup of one of the The Puppeteers' Cooperative's large puppets.
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170: 7:16 PM. Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School banner. At left is the box construction that appears elsewhere.
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171: 7:16 PM. A horse drawn carriage construction.
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172: 7:16 PM. Parade people.
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173: 7:16 PM. The Hearts of Steel, a Brooklyn steel band with Trinidad roots.
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174: 7:17 PM. A pirate-style costume and a bumblebee. Child is ?
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175: 7:18 PM. A skeleton costume, the superhero Kick-Ass, and a monk.
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176: 7:18 PM. A zombie king.
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177: 7:18 PM. Some zombie with a chainsaw and sword. The "I'm Crazy Protractor Beard" shirt is from a Saturday Night Live skit featuring Adam Sandler.
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178: 7:18 PM. An Imperial Star Destroyer construction from the Star Wars franchise. Also see pictures at 4:56 PM above.
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179: 7:18 PM. A gorilla in a cage that wants you to "Feed Me!"
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180: 7:19 PM. A Roosevelt Island Tram construction. An unusual thing to make a construction of. And a Miss Banana costume that was handmade. She could be a bottle of banana nector, with the straw at the top.
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181: 7:19 PM. A Miss Banana costume that was handmade. She could be a bottle of banana nector, with the straw at the top.
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182: 7:19 PM. A little lobster, a mermaid and a jellyfish.
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183: 7:20 PM. A taxi cab construction. Behind is Captain America and a Green Lantern costume. At right is the little Green Lantern. Further right is a jester and a train man. At left ?
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184: 7:20 PM. Costumes from the mobile game "Angry Birds." A green pig, which are the antagonists of the game. The child is the yellow bird character, Chuck.
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185: 7:20 PM. A train tender? construction. A princess at left and a bumblebee at right.
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186: 7:21 PM. The Yellow Submarine construction: front.
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187: 7:21 PM. The Yellow Submarine construction: back.
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188: 7:21 PM. Ketchup and mustard.
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189: 7:22 PM. Darth Maul from the Star Wars franchise, with a red lightsaber.
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190: 7:22 PM. Medical theme: a little doctor, a patient, and an ambulance.
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191: 7:23 PM. A spider web.
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192: 7:23 PM. An evil jester costume.
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193: 7:24 PM. Lambs. One is a "wolf in sheep's clothing."
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194: 7:24 PM. Hats for Sale.
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195: 7:24 PM. A little Statue of Liberty being carried.
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196: 7:25 PM. A hairy swamp creature, a blood splattered ghost costume, a Venetion costume with mask, and a lady bug.
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197: 7:26 PM. "Your Mean Gym Teacher!" on left. With Big Bird from Sesame Street.
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198: 7:27 PM. A little shark costume.
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199: 7:27 PM. Pat Kiernan, NY 1 Morning Anchor. Winner of tiddler contest. At left is a man in a Peanuts Charlie Brown halloween costume.
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200: 7:30 PM. A little shark with a cat.
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201: 7:31 PM. Two mushrooms and a frog.
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202: 7:31 PM. A man taking a shower.
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203: 7:31 PM. Family of astronauts. Mom could be a captured alien.
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204: 7:32 PM. Charlie Chaplin's The Tramp holding a rubber duck. Scientist has graph showing hair length by age.
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205: 7:34 PM. R2-D2 robot construction from Star Wars.
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206: 7:36 PM. A little graveyard in front of a house.
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207: 7:36 PM. Two jack-o'-lanterns on a stoop.
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208: 7:38 PM. A witch.
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209: 7:38 PM. A skeleton costume, and skeleton puppet.
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210: 7:39 PM. Castle robots? A silver castle? A Harry Potter character at left.
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211: 7:43 PM. Paprika Band is playing behind The Old Stone House in Washington Park. A little Mariachi in front.
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212: 7:46 PM. A theme? The first is a ghost. Next in Indian clothing. Then two witches sitting. Behind ?
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213: 7:46 PM. The new large synthetic turf field west of The Old Stone House.
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214: 7:48 PM. Hearts of Steel was playing south of The Old Stone House.
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215: 7:50 PM. A ghost. That's a parrot on his shoulder that should be upright.
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216: 8:04 PM. Colorful clowns. Child is a dog clown.
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217: 8:13 PM. An areaway on the park block of Garfield Place.
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218: 8:15 PM. A lit jack-o'-lantern on a stoop.
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219: 8:26 PM. A house on Prospect Park West with the family gathered in front.
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220: 8:32 PM. A house on Garfield Place (between Fiske and Polhemus) has a periodic puppet show. See in two pictures hence what it really looks like, without the flash revealing all.
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221: 8:46 PM. Two lit jack-o'-lanterns. Without a flash.
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222: 8:50 PM. The puppet show without a flash.
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223: 8:57 PM. A lit jack-o'-lantern and a couple pumpkins on a stoop. Looks like the front one collapsed. Without a flash.
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