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LIC Halloween Parade is ON (for) Halloween!

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Seventy-six trombones hit the counterpoint
While a hundred and ten coronets blazed the way
To the rhythm of “Harch! Harch! Harch!”
All the kids began to march
And they’re marching still, right today

OK people, and little people, the moment we hinted at is here, and I am happy to confirm that the 2025 Long Island City Halloween Parade will actually take place on Halloween! Yes, this Friday, October 31 (for foreigners sakes!) Vernon Boulevard will be closed from 4:30pm to 6:30pm for kids to trick or treat while their parents flout NYC open-container laws – provided they are costumed! For those new to the neighborhood, or parenthood, I highly recommend you prepare yourselves for this extravaganza by diligently reading the LICtalk Halloween Parade archives. Don’t say you were not forewarned!

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September Arrives in Long Island City

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new fall tradition: jammin’ at KoreaFest, and it was jammed!

OH my, we are a week and a half into Pumpkin Spice Latte month and I have yet to regale you with Autumn trappings. The Back to School freneticism has subsided, though as any parent knows it is never truly quelled. Next up on the Fall calendar is UN Week, which given the Midtown traffic snarl that I got caught up in last evening seems to have turned into UN Month. Anyway the Full Monty version replete with World Leaders occurs the week of September 23rd. Insider Tip: Take the Underground all of September and leave the wheels at home.

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Marathon Sunday & Post Halloween Thoughts

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halfway there

EVERYONE loves a parade, right? Maybe not, as one long time reader hinted last week – it (the Halloween Parade) was really (over)crowded last year (2022). Well actually she said it was a ( )show, expletive deleted. Which I couldn’t help thinking might also apply to Saturday’s event on The Oval, given the stroller gridlock. Of course maybe I’m hearkening back to a time when there were fewer towers and LIC still seemed like a small neighborhood. I like to hearken, and those days may have passed, but there’s still no lack of need for the next generation to take up the reins and build on what their forefathers from a decade ago built on. Right now we seem to be on cruise control.

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Halloween Parade In Long Island City Is A No-Go In 2023

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KIDS in LIC get a trick for Halloween this year, as a hallowed tradition seems to have laid fallow in 2023. We’re talking about the Annual Halloween Parade along Vernon Boulevard. Not sure what happened or why, maybe the powers-that-be deemed the kids unworthy this year?

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