Credit: NYC DOT

New York City’s Halloween open streets program returns for another record-breaking season, with nearly 140 participating locations over two weeks. On Monday, Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced the “ Trick-or-Streets ” program, which will close streets, plazas, and other corridors across the five boroughs to vehicles, opening the spaces for spooky (and safe) festivities from October 17 through 31.

Rodriguez unveiled this year’s initiative at a ribbon-cutting for the new 29th Street Plaza at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City. The 17,390-square-foot pedestrian space, located between Skillman and 47th Avenues, features a block-long mural by Fernanda Contreras, now one of the city’s largest asphalt murals.

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