New York City LIVE Halloween Eve Walk NYC October 30, 2026

Washington Square Diner has a great view of the Village Halloween Parade 👻🎃!

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New York City Bryant Park Winter Village 2026 Opening Day Walking Tour

NYC Christmas Market Filmed in 4K on October 28, 2026

In this video, we visit the Bryant Park Winter Village on Opening Day 2026 and highlight everything you can see and do, including ice skating on the rink and shopping at the artisan holiday shops and eating and drinking at the kiosks, lodge and restaurants. This year marks the Winter Village's 25th anniversary, with more than 180 vendors and New York City's only FREE-admission ice skating rink.

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La Bonbonniere, the beloved luncheonette in the West Village first opened in the 1930s

 

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Shawn Dub @shawndub365. Human Head Records in our book Vinyl NYC

Shawn Dub @shawndub365. Human Head Records in Bushwick, Brooklyn is stocked with tens of thousands of affordable used vinyl records, including obscure, rare & hard-to-find titles across genres like soul, funk, disco, reggae, dub, jazz, Latin, hip-hop, dance, house and techno.

Although it has an understated facade on Meserole Street, @humanheadnyc interior is a crate-diggers paradise with $2 and $5 bins and new arrival bins organized by the date each title physically arrives at the shop.

Owner Travis Klein, who co-founded the shop in 2013, states that they consistently sell out & replenish their inventory within 6 months!

Shawn Dub @shawndub365 has been an essential member of the shop since 2014 & helps mold the shop’s 12-inch selection including its large collection of dance music.

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Human Head Records is one of the fabulous NYC indie record stores which we feature in our book “Vinyl NYC: 33 1/3 of the Best Record Stores Across All Five Boroughs” which is available at your local bookseller and online.

Watch as we walk in New York City checking out the Halloween Decorations West Village Tuesday October 27, 2026!

A must visit family-owned New York City chocolate shop to get all of your Halloween goodies 🎃is Myzel’s Chocolate

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Watch as we walk in New York City checking out the Halloween Decorations on the Upper East Side of Manhattan...

Watch as we walk in New York City checking out Halloween Decorations on the Upper West Side of Manhattan...

 

Carmine’s Original Pizza 🍕 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Carmine’s Original Pizza 🍕 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. People always ask us what our favorite storefront photos we have taken are and we always respond that it’s a difficult question to answer as we have spent so many hours not only photographing thousands of mom-and-pop shops but also spending time with the owners conducting interviews to find out the history of their business as well as unique stories they share with us. 

We photographed Carmine’s in 2009 for our book “Store Front NYC”. We miss Carmine and his delicious and affordable pizza 🍕 !

Waverly Diner in the West Village was founded in 1979 by Nick Serafis and remains family-owned to this day.

 

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Join us and Village Preservation - Greenwich Village Society For Historic Preservation as we speak about our most recent book, Counter Culture

Join us and Village Preservation - Greenwich Village Society For Historic Preservation as we speak about our most recent book, Counter Culture, and some of our neighborhoods’ and New York’s most iconic lunch spots such as B&H Dairy and Veselka.

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 6:00 - 7:30PM

Free

Pre-registration required

Spanish Benevolent Society - La Nacional

239 W 14th St

New York, NY 10011

New York City Halloween Decorations Manhattan Walk Thursday October 22, 2026

 

Peter McManus Cafe was established in 1936

Peter McManus Cafe was established in 1936 and has the distinction of being the oldest bar in New York City which has been in continuous ownership by the same family since its founding. This historic Irish bar is located on the corner of 7th Ave & 19th Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
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One of the many unique features of Peter McManus Cafe is that it has stained-glass windows in its facade which were made by the famous Tiffany company in NYC and also has Tiffany stained-glass behind the bar. It is also one of the few bars in NYC with two original phone booths.
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Peter McManus Cafe is one of the many bars which we feature in our book “Great Bars of New York City” which is available at your local bookseller & online. Its memorable interior has also served as a beloved shooting location for numerous films.
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Let us know if you have visited this true family-owned NYC gem.

El Castillo De Jagua, a Dominican family-owned diner which has been in business for over 50 years in the Lower East Side, NYC

 

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Live New York City Halloween Decor Walk Tuesday October 20, 2026

 

Generation Records, the iconic vinyl record store in Greenwich Village

Generation Records, the iconic vinyl record store in Greenwich Village, is well-known for its huge selection of punk, hardcore, metal and rock LPS but also carries a variety of genres over its two floors. @generationrecords founded in 1992 by Chris Dunnigan is one of the fabulous NYC indie record shops which we feature in our book “Vinyl NYC: 33 1/3 of the Best Record Stores Across All Five Boroughs”.

Highlights from this years Halloween Dog Parade!

Hector’s Cafe & Diner in the Meatpacking District, which was in business since 1949, sadly became a victim of neighborhood gentrification and closed its doors after 76 years

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Cafe Central, Vienna

Opened in 1876, Cafe Central, Vienna is located inside the Palais Ferstel. The café served as a meeting place for towering figures of literature, science, and politics including Leon Trotsky, Joseph Stalin, and Sigmund Freud. It is renowned for classic treats like Sachertorte, Apfelstrudel, and traditional coffee specialties like the Wiener Melange.

Walk with us to experience Halloween NYC in the West Village!

 

Caffe Capri in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Caffe Capri in Williamsburg, Brooklyn had the best iced coffee we had ever tasted. It was strong and flavorful! There was nothing better on a hot day to cool you off. Sadly this lovely family-owned #coffeeshop closed in 2015 after being in business since 1974.

We included this photo in our book “Store Front NYC” and also interviewed Joe (the co-owner with his sister-in-law Sarah) and asked him why their iced coffee was so delicious and he told us the secret was that he made ice cubes using espresso, not water…so that when the ice cubes melted, they would not water down the coffee. What a brilliant idea!

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See all the Cute Dogs at New York City's Largest Halloween Dog Parade today at Tompkins Square in Manhattan's East Village including all the winners!

 

The Landmark Tavern in Hell’s Kitchen

The Landmark Tavern in Hell’s Kitchen is one of the neighborhood spots we feature in our new book “Great Bars of New York City” as it is rich in history having first opened in 1868 as an Irish waterfront saloon on the shores of what was then the Hudson River (now 11th Avenue) to serve the longshoremen, merchant seamen and dockworkers along the neighboring piers during a time when the area was densely populated by Irish ☘️ immigrants. Today it retains much of its original interior including its mahogany bar, back bar, tile floors & tin ceiling which were restored in the early 2000s by owners Donnchadh O’Sullivan & Michael Young.
To see in detail our exterior & interior photographs of the historic Landmark Tavern, check out our book “Great Bars of New York City” available at your local bookstore and online now.

Face Records NYC is one of the most hyper-specialized vinyl record shops in New York City.

Face Records NYC is one of the most hyper-specialized vinyl record shops in New York City. Located on Borinquen Place, it sells a curated selection of rare secondhand and sought after titles by Japanese artists including Masayoshi Takanaka, Tatsuro Yamashita and Miho Fujiwara as well as Japanese pressings of jazz, rock, city,pop, soul, funk, hip-hop and anime soundtracks, often featuring obi strips. Shinichi Takei @shinichi_takei opened this Brooklyn storefront in 2018 but its roots trace back to 1994 in Kanagawa, Japan. Yu Mamiya, @yumamiyavrp, a Japanese beat maker who manages the shop updates the stock regularly with new arrivals from Japan.

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@facerecordsnyc is one of the fabulous NYC indie record stores which we feature in our book “Vinyl NYC: 33 1/3 of the Best Record Stores Across All Five Boroughs” which is available at your local bookseller and online

Cheyenne Diner on the corner of 9th Avenue & 33rd Street was in business for 68 years

 

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"Finding Your Voice, Photographing a Changing New York": Join us tonight for our photographic discussion with the American Photographic Artists (APA) at Adorama, New York City

Join us tonight for our photographic discussion with the American Photographic Artists (APA) at Adorama, New York City's iconic family-owned photography store on West 18th Street in the Flatiron District. In "Finding Your Voice, Photographing a Changing New York" we will discuss with @APA board member and photographer, Karen Haberberg, our work documenting New York's independent storefronts, bars, vinyl record stores and diners and share creative insights and the realities of building a career around personal work.

This in-person & live-streamed event will be held at Adorama's flagship store
on 42 West 18th Street (between 5th & 6th Aves) from 5-6 PM
APA New York
https://ny.apanational.org/events/entry/finding-your-voice-photographing-a-changing-new-york/www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-your-voice-photographing-a-changing-new-york-tickets-2002292852823

Thai Diner is one of the many fabulous diners and luncheonettes we feature in our new book “Counter Culture: New York City’s Greatest Diners & Luncheonettes”

 

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