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Tag Archives: Halloween Decorations

No holiday sees more outdoor decorations in Brooklyn than does Halloween (for better or worse…). Many of these decorations make it into the NLJ.

November 8, 2023
8
Nov 2023

Brooklyn Heights Halloween Scarecrow

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A friendly Halloween ghost scarecrow seen in Brooklyn Heights, New York.
November 7, 2023
7
Nov 2023

Carroll Gardens Halloween Snake Skeleton

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A Carroll Gardens household puts a Halloween snake skeleton decoration to good use on their front lawn.
November 2, 2022
2
Nov 2022

Flying 12-Foot Witch in Carroll Gardens

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Of all the Halloween decorations to miss until November 1, a 12-foot witch would not have been my guess.
October 30, 2022
30
Oct 2022

Flexible Hose Halloween Snake Creature

Nicholas A. Ferrell

An impressive custom-made Halloween snake(?) seen in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
October 29, 2022
29
Oct 2022

Return of the Happy Halloween Daycare Ghost

Nicholas A. Ferrell

“BOO!” Revisiting a 2020 favorite.
October 27, 2022
27
Oct 2022

A Moldy Halloween Carved Pumpkin

Nicholas A. Ferrell

I saw it. Therefore you must see it too. QED.
October 20, 2022
20
Oct 2022

Inflatable Minion in Halloween Ghost Costume

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Boo!
October 17, 2022
17
Oct 2022

Existential Crisis of the Rotting Pumpkin

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Someone gave voice to the anguished cries of a rotting Brooklyn pumpkin in March. Fortunately, one New Leaf Journal editor was available to spread the message.
October 31, 2021
31
Oct 2021

A Trick-Or-Treating Halloween Ghost Among Gourds in Brooklyn Heights

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜Checking in on one of our 2020 Halloween haunts in 2021〜
October 30, 2021
30
Oct 2021

Trick-Or-Treating Vampire Minion Seen in Brooklyn

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Does the Minion see the ghost lurking over its shoulder? Wait… do Minions have shoulders?
October 20, 2021
20
Oct 2021

Halloween Cooking and Decorating Tips From 1913

Nicholas A. Ferrell

“The wise old owl must not be forgotten in the Halloween decorations.”
November 7, 2020
7
Nov 2020

The Wicked Car of the Gowanus – Car with Hat

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A late Halloween special featuring a little green car with a large witch’s hat.