Newsletter Halloweens

Some more Halloween activities per the newsletters:
Manhattan User's Guide Halloween Coverage

Flavorpill Halloween Activites-
Brooklyn Chainsaw Massacre feat. Jazzy Jay and DJ Funk
Campfire Ghost Stories
Zombie Prom
Lee Burridge Halloween Bash
The Living and the Dead film
Ghost: Overture
The Onion Hall-o-ween
Zappa plays Zappa
Antibalas Halloween Party
Ghostly/DFA Haloween Bash

Halloween Posting I

Perhaps its a little early, but I'm starting to get in the mood for Halloween. So here's the first installment of fun NYC Halloween activities.

The 34th annual Village Halloween Parade will be taking place October 31, at 7pm. If you're in costume, line-up is on 6th Ave, south of Spring St and North of Canal between 6:30 and 8:30 (you must enter from the East and South, the west side is cut off)

Also, don't forget the more family friendly Costume Cultural Society's annual "Tompkins Scare Park" on Saturday October 28th.



And some fun halloween activities at the Bronx Zoo during Boo At the Zoo October 20-21 & 27-28

Citysearch rounds up some possibly haunted New York City spots

Until then, here are a few local Haunted Houses that may be fun...
Blood Manor (27th between 10th and 11th) (thx CJ) Discount tix here if you're not a member of goldstar events, click here and sign up, its free.
Nightmare: Ghost Stories Haunted House (Suffolk and Rivington) Discount tix here. Gothamist review here.
and this spooky art installation, A Psychic Vacuum I previously posted about.

Take Your Flavorpill and Call Me In the Morning

This week’s Flavorpill newsletter just hit. If you’re not already a subscriber, flavorpill sends a weekly letter highlighting alternative cultural events going on in the city. Its often a great way to hear about fun off-beat activities. Highlights of this week’s highlights are Brooklyn Vegetarian Week, BAM’s Silent Film Festival, and their own monthly “One Step Beyond Party” which I have written about before. This week they feature some Trance/house music superstars including Josh Wink.

Let's go Bowling Dude

The Daily News does a round up of New York bowling alleys upon the opening of the new alley, The Gutter in Brooklyn last weekend. The Gutter, co-owned by Paul Kermizian, owner of video-game arcade laiden bar Barcade, offers up small-batch brewed beers and artisanal beef jerky while you roll. Check out more info and pictures from gothamist here. I've only bowled at Bowlmor in the city simply because I'm lazy, but this new alley might be worth checking out. Bowlmor has a $22 all you can bowl "Monday Night Strikes" deal including shoe rental that's always fun.

In the News

My favorite restaurant that I’ve never been to and can’t seem to get into tequila article) re-opened after they were shut down for operating their basement speak-easy without a permit.

The Frying Pan, the sunken ship resurfaced, cleaned of barnacles and host to my favorite parties, the Turntables on the Hudson parties, has signed a 5-year lease at pier 66 (between 26th and 27th) and will re-open in May 2008. Until then you can check out the Turntables on the Hudson Guys Fridays at the Spiegelworld tent down at South Street Seaport

Peter Luger’s ‘oft referred to as the best steak in NYC receives its first review in 5 years, and Frank Bruni finds it very inconsistent though he claims "No other steakhouse serves a porterhouse so breathtaking". In the end, he downgrades the legendary steakhouse to 2 stars from 3. Gothamist's pre-game analysis is very interesting with a great excerpt from the last review. My favorite is still Spark's, though I have yet to try some of the Luger's offshoots and other steak newcomers.

Party at the Planetarium

Flavorpill sponsors its monthly One Step Beyond Party at the Museum of Natural History's planetarium this Friday (Sep. 14th), 9pm-1am. Tickets are $20 and include one free future museum admission. Dance and drink to world-class DJs and live VJs spinning the latest music and projecting dynamic visuals IN the planetarium. Buy tix here.

American Natural History Museum
Rose Center for Earth and Space
81st st. between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
212-769-5200

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