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See the pup costumes at this year’s Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade
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Published Oct 19, 2024
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Who let the dogs out?
This year’s Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade featured no prizes, no judges and no competition, but the costumed dogs and their owners came out anyway.
Dogs dressed as the New York Liberty, Moo Deng and Charli XCX paraded down the streets of the East Village.
The event is typically held in Tompkins Square Park, but was moved to Avenue A this year because of construction.
Attendees were treated to sunny weather for the parade, which lasted about an hour-and-a-half.
Hells Kitchen resident Summer Sparkles was there with her pup, April Moon. She's attended the parade for years, and said that "dressing up, seeing how excited the community gets, helping the small businesses in the area" are what keep her coming back.
East Village resident Jennifer Rodstrom and her dog Bagel, who was dressed as viral hippo Moo Deng, were also on scene for the parade. Rodstrom said this was just her second time taking part in the parade, but added that she's been a longtime spectator.
"We love the community," she said. "We go to Tompkins Square Park every weekend and it's such a special community of dog lovers and this is like the biggest day of the year for that community."
The Tompkins Square Park event kicks off a season of costumed dog events in the city, like Fort Greene Park’s “Great PUPkin” parade and Washington Square Park’s parade, both on Saturday, Oct. 26.
April Moon of Hell's Kitchen as Danny from "Grease."
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Go Liberty!
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Ripley of the East Village as Austin Powers.
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Bagel of the East Village as Moo Deng.
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Indiana of the Upper West Side as ET.
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Ozzie of East Harlem as the 125th Street and Lexington Avenue subway entrance.
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Da Vinci of Kips Bay as Run-DMC.
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Don Julio of East Harlem as an I Love NY mug.
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Peggy of the Upper West Side as Bender from "Futurama."
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Additional reporting by Ryan Kailath.
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