For the third year in a row nearly 100 NYC streets will go car-free on various dates throughout October to provide NYers a safe way to spend their night trick-or-treating. Aptly named Trick-or-Streets, NYC’s original Open Streets program will activate Open Streets, plazas, and other corridors to celebrate Halloween and expand access to safe, car-free pedestrian space.
Various participating streets will also host all new, festive Halloween programming, activities, performances, and giveaways at locations in all five boroughs, including ten signature events from circus acts to comedic clown performances, throughout the entire month of October. Events are also planned into November to celebrate the Mexican holiday of Día De Los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead.”
Mayor Adams stated last year (2023):
‘Trick-or-Streets’ was a hit…and we’re excited to bring it back so NYC youth can safely enjoy Halloween. Our administration has been relentless in our efforts to be creative in maximizing and utilizing the city’s public space, allowing communities to come together in ways they never could before.
The full list of participating Trick-or-Streets locations will be released later this month, though in the meantime New Yorkers can prepare for fun programming according to the following schedule:
Manhattan
- Saturday, October 19, 11 am-5 pm – Gansevoort Plaza, Little West 12 Street from Gansevoort Street to 9 Avenue
- Saturday, October 19, 12-3 pm – 34th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade
- Saturday, October 26, 2-6 pm – Audubon Avenue Open Street, West 165 Street to West 166 Street
- Thursday, October 31, 3-8 pm – Pell Street Open Street + Doyers Plaza, Mott Street to Bowery
Queens
- Saturday, October 5, 11 am-3 pm – Woodside Avenue, 72 Street to 79 Street
- Wednesday, October 30, 3-7 pm – 165th Street Open Street, Jamaica Avenue to 89 Avenue
- Thursday, October 31, 3-7 pm – 31st Avenue Open Street, 33 Street to 35 Street
Brooklyn
- Sunday, October 6, 10 am-5 pm – BQ Flea on Meeker Avenue (under BQE), Lorimer Street to Union Avenue
- Sunday, October 13, 10 am-5 pm – BQ Flea on Meeker Avenue (under BQE), Lorimer Street to Union Avenue
- Saturday, October 19, 12-5 pm – Kensington Plaza, Beverley Road from Church Avenue to East 2 Street
- Saturday, October 19, 12-4 pm – Chauncey Street Open Street, Howard Avenue to Saratoga Avenue
- Sunday, October 20, 10 am-5 pm – BQ Flea on Meeker Avenue (under BQE), Lorimer Street to Union Avenue
- Sunday, October 20, 12-6 pm – Tompkins Avenue Open Street, Gates Avenue to Halsey Street
- Saturday, October 26, 3-8 pm – West 9 Street Open Streets, Henry Street to Hicks Street
- Sunday, October 27, 12-8 pm – Berry Street Open Street, South 3 Street to South 6 Street
The Bronx
- Friday, October 18, 4:30-7:30 pm – Mount Hope Place, Morris Avenue to Walton Avenue
- Saturday, October 26, 12-8 pm – Fordham Plaza, Webster Avenue to Washington Avenue
- Thursday, October 31, 2:30-9:30 pm – Decatur Avenue Open Street, East 193 Street to East 195 Street
Staten Island
- Saturday, October 5, 4-8 pm – Castleton Avenue, Regan Avenue to Bement Avenue