It seemed like the Brooklyn Heights community really wanted a celebration this year — and they went all out for Halloween. Because of the large numbers of participants filling Pierrepont Playground, there was no formal parade, but costumed kids and their parents strolled down the Promenade and around the block. The most popular costumes noted were firefighters and fire chiefs, along with several totally original disguises such as bookworm, Brooklyn Bridge and Statue of Liberty.

Halloween a Hit in Cobble Hill

Halloween was a family affair in Cobble Hill this year as a new crop of babies joined their parents in group costumes, like the Flintstones and a family of mustachioed bakers. The streets next to Cobble Hill Park were so jammed with costumed parents and kids after the annual Cobble Hill Halloween Parade, Clinton Street unofficially closed to vehicles.

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