1: October 27th: 1:50 PM. A Wizard of Oz family: Dorothy, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, and Tin Man.

2: 1:58 PM. Greek Gods: Medusa, Poseidon (Neptune), Zeus, Grecian Goddess.

3: 1:59 PM. On the left is Shiny Chariot, Little Witch Academia. The yellow triangle is Bill Cipher. He won in the Construction category. He also showed up for the parade.

4: 2:00 PM. A pink princess and penguin.

5: 2:07 PM. This was the On Wheels category: a subway train car construction, and a princess on a float.

6: 2:11 PM. This may have been the Traditional category? A witch, a grim reaper, a little girl in a Squishmallows Sketlana the Skeleton costume, and a clown.

7: 2:11 PM. Marjorie Taylor Greene's claim about Hurricane Helene is true. Here is the culprit: "I am the Democrat who controls the weather."

8: 2:13 PM. The Family category: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, a skeleton family, two ringmasters with a little Dumbo, Wizard of Oz family, and two flowers with a butterfly.

9: 2:19 PM. The Infant category. The snail won. Extracted for the next picture.

10: 2:19 PM. The snail that won the Infant category.

11: 2:23 PM. ? category.

12: 2:25 PM. Same ? category as before.

13: 2:34 PM. Mom is Merida, the main protagonist of the 2012 Disney/Pixar film Brave. With the sash saying "Enchanted." When she was a princess she wore a turquoise dress. The rest of the time she wore white tights and brown shoes, like her daughter is wearing. But with a dark teal dress, and not the red sequin seen here.

14: 2:35 PM. Napoleonic-era French soldier. Bill Cipher from the Disney animated series Gravity Falls, at right, won in the Construction category.

15: 2:46 PM. A skeleton on a bench, found on my walk up 3rd St.

16: 2:48 PM. A group of small skeletons, with their skeleton pets. One skeleton is playing chess. At 491 3rd St.

17: 2:48 PM. Another skeleton at 491 3rd St.

18: Now Halloween Day: 3:33 PM. 480 1st St. The problem with those cobwebs, besides the plastic waste, is leaves stick to them big time. And sticky to pull off.

19: 3:40 PM. Dressed as the mascot for Heap's Ice Cream. New to the neighborhood and new to the ice cream business. His jar with treats is way too small. They will learn.

20: 3:46 PM. Rara and Kiki, Little Twin Stars from the Japanese company Sanrio.

21: 3:47 PM. Big Top Tiny Terror Scary Clown Costume, Catwoman from Batman, Werewolf and Father Death Ghostface Scream mask.

22: 3:51 PM. Joe Rydell along with Andrea of Little Things Toy Store.

23: 3:53 PM. Shelley and Mitch from Little Things Toy Store.

24: 4:05 PM. Three butterflies and a Day of the Dead, or Día de Los Muertos, skeleton pajamas.

25: 4:07 PM. Two Beetlejuices.

26: 4:09 PM. Inflatable Sumo Wrestler.

27: 4:09 PM. Little skeletons, that likely glow in the dark.

28: 4:12 PM. A green cat and Neon Chaos Clown costume from Spirit.

29: 4:17 PM. Some Wizard of Oz characters: Dorothy, Tin Man, Gilda, and a wicked witch, sending the kids off to space in a spaceship construction.

30: 4:22 PM. Cleopatra, a cat, Daddy's Lil Monster costume, and The Joker.

31: 4:23 PM. Cosmic Brownies, a chewy, chocolatey brownie and fudge icing topped with vibrant candied chocolate chips. With Hatsune Miku.

32: 4:26 PM. Octonauts characters: Kwazii Kitten, Dashi Dog, and Tunip the Vegimal.

33: 4:28 PM. A cowgirl, and the roach infested restaurant received a rating of C.

34: 4:30 PM. Mario, nurse, doctor, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

35: 4:31 PM. From Seasame Street: Ernie with his rubber ducky, and Bert.

36: 4:32 PM. Heinz Tomato Ketchup and Yellow Mustard constructions.

37: 4:40 PM. A family of green space aliens.

38: 4:44 PM. The Fintstones: Fred, Wilma and Pebbles.

39: 4:46 PM. The parents are Laurie Myers and Michael Myers from the slasher film series Halloween. The children? The girl could be Judith Myers.

40: 4:47 PM. Darth Vader and a Star Wars Tie Fighter, which typically attacked short-range in swarms. Parents are Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker.

41: 4:49 PM. A cat, a fisherman, and two little bats.

42: 4:53 PM. Mom is wearing a shark hat. The girl in back is in a Mal Evie Jacket. In front is Mal of the Descendants franchise. Note the dog is wearing glasses.

43: 5:02 PM. Another Beetlejuice.

44: 5:04 PM. Papa Gnome, the Evil Queen, a Disney character. Then a pirate wearing a buccaneer scarf, and carrying a sword. In front is Minecraft Steve in Netherite Armor and a Ninja costume from Spooktacular Creations.

45: 5:05 PM. A Jetpack inflatable costume from Spirit Halloween.

46: 5:06 PM. Two Chucky costumes. In the background is a Storybook Queen costume from Spirit. She's holding a card for "Qu is for Queen."

47: 5:09 PM. Sam, the main protagonist in Trick 'r Treat, with a boy in an inflatable alien costume.

48: 5:12 PM. Two cowgirls and French Fries.

49: 5:16 PM. Beast from Beauty and the Beast. A little Beauty is in the wagon.

50: 5:18 PM. The one on the left could be a fallen angel. She has black wings. The one on the right could be a hooker. But with hair curlers?

51: 5:19 PM. There was a group of young girls singing and dancing by the side of Pinkberry. The two girls in matching costumes are Anne Boleyn.

52: 5:19 PM. A spaceman going into outerspace. Mom is the outerspace.

53: 5:22 PM. Victor Van Dort, the main protagonist of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride.

54: 5:23 PM. The group that was singing by Pinkberry with their friends.

55: 5:23 PM. La Muerte, a major character in The Book of Life. With Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

56: 5:24 PM. Pepper and salt. They should switch sides.

57: 5:29 PM. A mixed group. From left to right: a zombie, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, a player from the Brooklyn Sluggers Academy, Michael Myers, and Skeezy the Killer Clown Mask by Deja Boo.

58: 5:31 PM. Two vintage Russian / CCCP Red Star gas masks with the filters missing. Good thing, as the filters contained chrysotile or crocidolite asbestos. The dress on the left is a MUXXN Contrast Collar Button Detail Fold Pleated Belted Church Dress from Shein.

59: 5:33 PM. Gas mask and Berndorfer Helmet.

60: 5:34 PM. Two inflatable dinosaurs from Spirit in lime-green. In Toy Story, Rex the dinosaur has lime-green skin. They are wearing the gloves and shoe coverings, and not collecting treats.

61: 5:43 PM. Now four inflatable dinosaurs. The orange are T-Rex. The prior two were only nine minutes earlier. If only I could have had all six together...

62: 5:44 PM. The first is a green monster?, then a silver Ghostface mask from Scream, then a skeleton mask.

63: 5:53 PM. First is Candy Land. Then Cinderella. Next is likely a witch. Then a gold cat holding a Japanese Lucky Fengshui Cat (Maneki-neko). The gold for wealth. The last in a Disney Princess Icon Snow White dress.

64: 6:05 PM. Inflatable Garfield costume from Spirit Halloween.

65: 6:05 PM. Candy Land: the unicorn, and ?.

66: 6:10 PM. First is Princess Peach in Nintendo's Mario franchise. Then a raindeer. Lastly, a scarecrow wearing a Poncho (a Pokémon) Pikachu cape.

67: 6:17 PM. The house on the southwest corner of 1st St and 8th Ave. Each year the tenants (in a rental building) run a haunted house. It hadn't started yet.

68: 6:28 PM. 493 1st St stoop.

69: 6:37 PM. Venetian eyemask and Venetian Pierrot Moon Mask.

70: 6:41 PM. Monster Mask (looks like Chicken-of-the-Woods mushrooms) and inflatable Stay Puff Marshmellow Man.

71: 6:42 PM. Houses on 3rd St partying.

72: 6:56 PM. Candy Crane Claw machine construction.

73: 6:58 PM. LED Single Color Stick Man Costume from Glowy Zoey with added pixel eyeglasses and plastic nose.

74: 7:00 PM. Lenny Shiller, along with Randy Karr, lead the parade in a 1958 Ford Fairlane.

75: 7:00 PM. Kings County Pipes & Drums. Behind is a sign with "Would you like some LIES with that?"

76: 7:01 PM. The Park Slope Civic Council banner. Ron Weiss, secretary of the PSCC, is at the right.

77: 7:01 PM. Illuminated iridescent wings.

78: 7:02 PM. Schrödinger's Cat thought experiment: Left is Erwin Schrödinger, while the other is dressed as the cat in the box. The sign reads: "If lost, please return to Schrödinger. Caution: Both Dead and Alive!"

79: 7:02 PM. A colorful train construction. With a bell instead of a whistle. This one is fabric over cardboard. Different.

80: 7:03 PM. Back to the parade.

81: 7:03 PM. A ghostwriter. "Ghost Writers For Hire! References? Call Drake."

82: 7:04 PM. Spooktrum Classic construction. Spectrum Classic is a portable volleyball set.

83: 7:04 PM. Two homemade sea creatures constructions. Could be from Baby Sharks.

84: 7:05 PM. Beetlejuice again.

85: 7:05 PM. Another pose for Beetlejuice.

86: 7:05 PM. A family of Vikings. Infant with an Amanita muscaria mushroom pillow with feet. Likely home sewn.

87: 7:05 PM. Poseidon/Neptune with trident and carrying a dog with an Oscar Meyer hot dog costume.

88: 7:05 PM. Yet another Beetlejuice. This time with Lydia Deetz, his best friend.

89: 7:06 PM. A group supporting Proposition 1, promoting various rights.

90: 7:07 PM. Bagpipers leading a band.

91: 7:07 PM. A zombie carrying a windmill spinner.

92: 7:07 PM. Two classic ghosts.

93: 7:08 PM. Real Black Mayonnaise dredged from the Gowanus Canal.

94: 7:08 PM. An inflatable rocket with two astronauts.

95: 7:09 PM. Inflatable elephant costume from GOOSH.

96: 7:09 PM. A homemade mask of the Devil.

97: 7:10 PM. Art the Clown dressed as Santa Claus. In Terrifier 3 (2024) he uses this to enter a home and murder the children and parents.

98: 7:11 PM. ? with dog. Or some character?

99: 7:15 PM. 10 ft. Tall Inflatable Clown Arch on 3rd St. From Home Depot.

100: 7:16 PM. Butterfly wings open. Dad is a skeleton, Mom is ? (The Phantom of the Opera mask was on the other side.) In front: Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story, Mario, Anna from Frozen, Batgirl, Black Panther and Batman.

101: 7:16 PM. Then the butterfly wings closed to protect the little ones.

102: 7:17 PM. Areaway at 410 3rd St.

103: 7:18 PM. A 10-foot tall grim reaper animatronic on 3rd St.

104: 7:18 PM. A 10-foot tall grim reaper animatronic, with a spider, on 3rd St.

105: 7:20 PM. Oops. I took the inflatable elephant again. And it was only 11 minutes between the pictures.

106: 7:21 PM. A woman wearing a Jesus vest (who she?), along with a raining cloud.

107: 7:22 PM. Bill Cipher from the Disney animated series Gravity Falls.

108: 7:22 PM. A fellow came all the way from Springfield, IL to tell us that he does eat dogs, cats + pets.

109: 7:24 PM. A Viking family

110: 7:25 PM. A dislocated skeleton.

111: 7:26 PM. In front of The Old Stone House was a band and small children dancing.

112: 7:34 PM. 385 3rd St was still using their delivery tubes from the pandemic.

113: 7:35 PM. 3.5 ft. Inflatable Window Crasher Ghost at 393 3rd St.

114: 7:35 PM. Monkey skeletons climbing a tree.

115: 7:36 PM. A foggy graveyard on 3rd St. Several homes had fog machines. Now for sale like everywhere.

116: Next Day: 2:01 PM. 591 3rd St. The one at the right is the best. Taken with my inexpensive cellphone.

117: The Day After That: My tenants tried their hands at carving a couple pumpkins. When they grew up, their home countries were not yet into pumpkin carving. There is a projector behind the window.