Clinton Hill, Brooklyn<\/p>\n
\u201cEnter if you dare\u201d reads one sign on Clinton Hill\u2019s famous Halloween blocks, where even the \u201cboodegas\u201d get in on the fun. One building was transformed into an \u201cI Scream Stand,\u201d featuring a menu with toppings that include roaches. <\/p>\n
Explore St. James Place to Clinton Avenue, between DeKalb and Gates Avenues.<\/p>\n
Huguenot, Staten Island<\/p>\n
The Huguenot Nightmare Factory. Sins of Sinclair. Haunting on Heenan. These are just some of the names of Staten Island homes decked out for Halloween.<\/p>\n
Staten Islanders fill their front lawns with animatronic devils, gargoyles, grim reapers and figures of Frankenstein with a special enthusiasm along Heenan Avenue, Huguenot Avenue and Sinclair Avenue.<\/p>\n
A sign on the Upper East Side reads \u201cUpper East Died,\u201d yet Halloween is very much alive in this neighborhood, where the d\u00e9cor runs the gamut: One town house has a stoop covered in flowers made out of Legos, while another is transformed into a creepy carnival.<\/p>\n
Visit East 78th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues.<\/p>\n
Howard Beach, Queens<\/p>\n
An animatronic skeleton dressed as a D.J., whom we\u2019ll call D.J. Bones, drops bops during the graveyard shift at Howard Beach. A bay window display shows Chucky and his bride at the altar. Horror films come to life in this urban-suburban coastal community where even cars are props, with skeleton drivers illuminated in a neon glow.<\/p>\n
Check out 157th Avenue near 88th Street.<\/p>\n
Fordham, Bronx<\/p>\n
Cue the song \u201cMonster Mash\u201d \u2014 it is the boogie down Bronx, after all. Buildings on Decatur Avenue feature light-up bats and blowup ghosts. The Decatur Block Association will host its third annual car-free Halloween party in collaboration with the city. For a map of participating streets, visit here.<\/a><\/p>\n Trick or treat on Decatur Avenue from East 193rd Street to East 195th Street from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n