Park Slope Halloween 2013

Pictures taken in Park Slope (Brooklyn) on Halloween afternoon and evening 2013. Includes the 27th Annual Park Slope Halloween Parade.
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1: 4:04 PM. Princess Elena, the protagonist of Elena of Avalor animated television series.
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2: 4:05 PM. Iron Man
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3: 4:05 PM. The Little Things Toy Store giving away various small toys. At right is a zombie.
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4: 4:09 PM. A Roman gladiator.
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5: 4:10 PM. Barack Obama mask with a little pirate.
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6: 4:13 PM. Steve from the video game Minecraft. A construction.
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7: 4:15 PM. A lady bug.
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8: 4:17 PM. Possibly Elsa from Frozen.
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9: 4:18 PM. Huge moustache construction.
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10: 4:21 PM. A fairy and a little Robin Hood.
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11: 4:23 PM. An infant "Racket the Robot" costume from The Children's Place. Mom is ?
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12: 4:24 PM. The left two together make a peacock. Others: Mom is Elsa, a homeless fellow behind a house, the devil, the Mad Hatter from California Costume Collections, and a jester.
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13: 4:26 PM. A forest fairy.
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14: 4:28 PM. A witch with two little devils.
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15: 4:31 PM. A little lamb. Mom is a jester, wearing a Black and White Harlequin Mask from Candy Apple Costumes.
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16: 4:34 PM. A bloody one-eyed cowboy wearing chaps. With a neck brace, he was in an accident. Maybe, thrown from his horse.
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17: 4:37 PM. Little boy is a knight in armor. Dad is carrying his shield and mace.
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18: 4:38 PM. Iron Man, an astronaut space ranger, and Minnie Mouse.
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19: 4:39 PM. Gru from the Despicable Me franchise, and a panda.
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20: 4:40 PM. A prisoner with a little police officer.
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21: 4:42 PM. A wolf and a Medieval wizard or sorcerer.
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22: 4:43 PM. Two witches and a vampire. Supergirl from the Superman franchise in front with her back to us.
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23: 4:45 PM. Parents are a pirate and a knight. Kids: Princess Leia from Star Wars, and Superman.
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24: 4:47 PM. A little Captain America and a Captain America mask. Missing is what's on her back.
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25: 4:48 PM.
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26: 4:48 PM. Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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27: 4:51 PM. A mad scientist and a Big Ben tower construction. Could also be a robot.
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28: 4:51 PM. A chef and a bear or monkey outfit, but missing the headpiece.
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29: 4:51 PM. A Flame Clown Mask. The basic Google Lens thinks this is a face, and returns no results. AI Mode describes the mask. Yandex found the mask all over the web.
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30: 4:53 PM. A witch and a construction of the house and balloons from Pixar's animated film Up.
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31: 4:56 PM. Two ghosts.
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32: 4:57 PM. A construction of a zombie from the video game Minecraft, and a zombie.
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33: 4:58 PM. A hippie, a man in a yellow hazmat suit and respirator, and a screaming ghost mask.
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34: 4:59 PM. Mustard, Mario, and ketchup.
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35: 5:00 PM. A little witch.
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36: 5:00 PM. Medusa and a witch.
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37: 5:01 PM. A mad scientist.
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38: 5:03 PM. A hot dog and Tootsie Roll.
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39: 5:05 PM. Firestar (from Spiderman and his Amazing Friends).
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40: 5:06 PM. Two astronauts, but one has a wolf's head.
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41: 5:07 PM. A strawberry plant and a Clone Trooper from Star Wars.
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42: 5:09 PM. A princess (Rapunzel?), a wizard, and a Jawa from Star Wars.
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43: 5:11 PM. Two constructions. Left is Witch-king of Angmar, a character from The Lord of the Rings series. Right is ?.
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44: 5:13 PM. Funidelia, Corpse Bride Costume.
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45: 5:14 PM. Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat and a little Egyptian pharaoh-style costume.
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46: 5:15 PM. A devil, a clown, and a painter.
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47: 5:15 PM. A zentai suit.
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48: 5:16 PM. An elaborate construction of a Brooklyn brownstone.
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49: 5:16 PM. The back of the Brooklyn brownstone construction.
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50: 5:17 PM. Some people walk their cat.
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51: 5:17 PM. A werewolf and a zombie cat.
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52: 5:22 PM. In "killers" skirt is Richard Nixon? Joker from the Batman comics, recognizable by the green hair and clown-like makeup. Then Creeper, a hostile mob from the video game Minecraft. The character is holding a pixelated pickaxe.
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53: 5:23 PM. A skeleton priest costume, and the child is a skeleton wearing a tactical-style outfit with a helmet.
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54: 5:23 PM. A little witch, with a spider on a web.
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55: 5:23 PM. A Minecraft skeleton construction.
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56: 5:24 PM. An inflatable Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, a character from the movie Ghostbusters. He should be inflated.
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57: 5:25 PM. A witch covered with spider webs.
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58: 5:25 PM. A kite and a ? construction.
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59: 5:26 PM. A Claw Machine construction.
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60: 5:26 PM. The back of the Claw Machine construction.
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61: 5:26 PM. From the Mod era.
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62: 5:27 PM. A Grim Reaper.
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63: 5:28 PM. A Native American, a vampire, and a witch.
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64: 5:29 PM. The Joker, a supervillan appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.
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65: 5:30 PM. A pirate? and Queen of Hearts from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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66: 5:31 PM. A piece of bacon and a fried egg.
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67: 5:32 PM. A family of Minions from the Despicable Me franchise.
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68: 5:33 PM. Elvis Presley.
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69: 5:35 PM. An Amtrak train engine construction with a little engineer.
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70: 5:37 PM. Three fairies. The girls are Tinkerbell fairies. A Superman at the far left.
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71: 5:37 PM. From the Harry Potter books: the two girls are dressed as Hogwarts students, one from Gryffindor house. The man is Professor Albus Dumbledore.
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72: 5:38 PM. A Madeline costume, from the Madeline series of children's books by Ludwig Bemelmans.
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73: 5:38 PM. A pirate couple with children.
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74: 5:40 PM. A headless man carrying his own head.
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75: 5:41 PM. A ghost face?
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76: 5:42 PM. A grim reaper skeleton.
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77: 5:43 PM. ?
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78: 5:44 PM. Super Pooch.
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79: 5:46 PM. This werewolf scarred one little girl and she broke out crying.
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80: 5:47 PM. A blue butterfly with a small princess.
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81: 5:47 PM. A vampire and a butterfly.
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82: 5:50 PM. Going to the Masquerade Ball. A half-face mask, similar to a Venetian noble's costume. The woman wearing a masquerade eye mask.
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83: 5:51 PM. A box of Cheerios in a sandwich board.
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84: 5:52 PM. A policewoman and prisoner.
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85: 5:52 PM. A press desk construction. Name tag has "Press, E. Lipsey"
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86: 5:55 PM. A rock drummer from the 60s.
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87: 5:57 PM. A giraffe holding a baby giraffe. A game warden. Wicked Witch of the West, and ?
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88: 6:01 PM. A apple costume with a little worm inside.
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89: 6:05 PM. A robot construction.
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90: 6:07 PM. A mix.
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91: 6:08 PM. A little police officer and a big prisoner.
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92: 6:09 PM. An angel.
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93: 6:09 PM. A candy arcade machine construction.
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94: 6:10 PM. A 50's Car Hop (or Soda Pop) Waitress and a witch.
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95: 6:10 PM. Rubie's Pink Monster from Noah's Ark Collection.
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96: 6:11 PM. A Japanese Sensei Master with a wig from Blossom Costumes.
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97: 6:13 PM. A ghost, a Deadpool costume from Marvel Comics, and a werewolf.
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98: 6:15 PM. A peacock costume.
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99: 6:17 PM. A teddy bear costume from Rasta Imposta.
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100: 6:19 PM. From the mobile game Angry Birds: Yellow Bird (a main character from the original game) and Purple Bird (a character from the "Angry Birds Space" version of the game).
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101: 6:25 PM. From Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Cheshire Cat, Queen of Hearts, ?, Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dum, and the Mad Hatter.
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102: 6:26 PM. An inflatable Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, a little Ghostbuster, and Slimer from the movie Ghostbusters.
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103: 6:52 PM. Batman Darkest Knights. A large construction of Bruce Wayne's Black Tumbler.
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104: 6:59 PM. Three Cheeseheads, a popular symbol for fans of Wisconsin sports teams, especially the Green Bay Packers.
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105: 7:07 PM. A vampire, a cowgirl, and a witch.
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106: 7:11 PM. The parade is coming into view.
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107: 7:11 PM. They always lead the parade.
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108: 7:12 PM. They always lead the parade.
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109: 7:13 PM. The parade banner. Michael Cairl, president of the Park Slope Civic Council, is on the left.
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110: 7:13 PM. Both are in Optimus Prime constructions.
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111: 7:14 PM. Bill De Blasio and his wife is in the middle distance.
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112: 7:14 PM. Banners for Bill De Blasio for mayor. At left is Rigbie (a raccoon) a main character in Regular Show. This hoodie from Spirit Halloween.
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113: 7:14 PM. Marchers with a castle costume?
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114: 7:15 PM. A banner "Ken Thompson 2013 Democrat Brooklyn District Attorney."
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115: 7:15 PM. Five small bird puppets carried by children in a variety of costumes. A large human-like puppet is following.
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116: 7:16 PM. A large human-like puppet.
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117: 7:16 PM. A polar bear.
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118: 7:16 PM. A dinosaur construction.
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119: 7:16 PM. An iPhone.
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120: 7:16 PM. A ? carrying a sign for Shipwrecked Brooklyn, indoor mini-golf and escape rooms in Red Hook.
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121: 7:16 PM. A large pirate ship construction holding a lot a kids. This is a regular at the parade.
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122: 7:16 PM. Mr. Living Dead Zombie mask. At the time, there was also a Mrs. Living Dead Zombie mask.
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123: 7:17 PM. The parade. A large construction of Bruce Wayne's Black Tumbler from Batman Darkest Knights, and a tall tiger puppet.
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124: 7:17 PM. A tall tiger puppet followed by the Paprika Band.
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125: 7:17 PM. The Paprika Band.
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126: 7:17 PM. A "mau5head," which is a helmet-like costume head based on the logo of Canadian electronic music producer and DJ, deadmau5.
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127: 7:17 PM. A large puppet of a dragon.
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128: 7:17 PM. A tall puppet of a bird.
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129: 7:18 PM. A tall puppet of a woman.
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130: 7:18 PM. A ghost and "Hats for Sale."
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131: 7:19 PM. Kings County Pipes & Drums leading with bagpipes.
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132: 7:19 PM. Kings County Pipes & Drums.
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133: 7:20 PM. People marching.
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134: 7:20 PM. The Claw Machine and Brownstone Brooklyn constructions together.
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135: 7:20 PM. A Brooklyn Bridge construction.
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136: 7:21 PM. A pirate ship holding a little pirate, with two big pirates.
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137: 7:21 PM. She is a blue witch. He is Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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138: 7:22 PM. A skeleton costume with a little lightning bug or firefly.
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139: 7:22 PM. Hedwig, the snowy owl from the Harry Potter series.
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140: 7:22 PM. A werewolf mask. Google Lens non-AI Mode states "Results for people are limited."
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141: 7:24 PM. A hobo clown.
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142: 7:24 PM. Two banana costumes.
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143: 7:25 PM. Mom in an ostrich rider costume, one child is dressed as Darth Vader from Star Wars, the other us birds?
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144: 7:25 PM. A traditional ghost costume, with a large Ghostbusters logo. She is Janine Melnitz, the secretary of the Ghostbusters.
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145: 7:26 PM. Fifth Avenue has a Business Improvement District. I wish we had one up on 7th Ave.
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146: 7:27 PM. Puppetry Arts Theatre banner. A sea creature is first.
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147: 7:27 PM. A sea creature puppet.
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148: 7:29 PM. Minions constructions from the movie Despicable Me: Carl is one-eyed and has red flashing lights on his head that act like a siren, and a two-eyed Minion. Could be Bob.
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149: 7:29 PM. A fire truck construction with the fire chief pushing.
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150: 7:30 PM. A construction of some tower building.
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151: 7:31 PM. [he appears elsewhere labeled], a little super hero [which?] and dressed for Mardi Gras.
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152: 7:31 PM. A cockroach costume.
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153: 7:32 PM. Rubeus Hagrid from the Harry Potter series. A peacock at the right.
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154: 7:33 PM. Two skeletons and a punk rock musician.
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155: 7:34 PM. Statue of Liberty.
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156: 7:34 PM. A lobster bake.
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157: 7:36 PM. Kat and Garth, a musical duo from Saturday Night Live.
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158: 7:38 PM. A cockroach costume.
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159: 7:38 PM. Some office tower construction.
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160: 7:39 PM. A R2-D2 robot from Star Wars, and dad in a Superman T-shirt.
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161: 7:40 PM. An office tower construction.
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162: 7:41 PM. A dog in a skeleton costume.
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163: 7:41 PM. In Washington Park on Fifth Ave.
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164: 7:43 PM. A little knight in armor.
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165: 7:43 PM. The new jungle gym in the park.
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166: 7:48 PM. Along 3rd Street.
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167: 7:49 PM. Along 3rd Street.
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168: 7:50 PM. A Carnival or Mardi Gras lotus outfit.
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169: 7:50 PM. Very old man with unkept long hair and beard. Could be a sorcerer or wizard.
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170: 7:50 PM. A small steel drum band came along after most of the parade passed by.
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171: 7:51 PM. Pinhead, the main antagonist from the Hellraiser horror film franchise. A clown in the distant left.
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172: 7:51 PM. A clown and a jester.
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173: 7:51 PM. Thomas the Tank Engine train costruction.
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174: 7:53 PM. A robot construction.
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175: 7:53 PM. A front areaway on the way home.
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176: 7:53 PM. A jellyfish.
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177: 7:56 PM. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
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178: 7:58 PM. The daughter has a pot of gold. "The Purple Guy" or William Afton from the video game franchise Five Nights at Freddy's? She is a "living art gallery" or a "picture frame" costume.
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179: A neighbor's stoop taken a couple days later.
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