{"id":41601,"date":"2026-10-08T18:02:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=41601"},"modified":"2026-10-08T18:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:02:42","slug":"mayor-mamdani-announces-fall-festivals-and-halloween-events-at-parks-and-recreation-centers-across-all-five-boroughs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/41601","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Mamdani announces fall festivals and Halloween events at parks and recreation centers across all five Boroughs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEWYORK: Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura are inviting New Yorkers of all ages to celebrate the season with a series of free, family-friendly fall festivals and Halloween events across the five boroughs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Throughout October, recreation centers and parks will transform into festive fall destinations featuring haunted houses, pumpkin patches, obstacle courses, face-painting, seasonal crafts, music, games and more.<\/p>\n<p>Spooky season is officially taking over New York City. Last week, Mayor Mamdani announced the return of the beloved Trick-or-Streets, with a record 160 car-free Open Streets and plazas across the five boroughs set to host Halloween and fall celebrations throughout October.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s no trick: spooky season is taking over parks and recreation centers across our city this month,\u201d said Mayor Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re bringing free, family-friendly fun to every corner of New York City, and there\u2019s something for everyone: from haunted houses and pumpkin patches to Mad Science demonstrations and arts and crafts. This is what it looks like to build a city that recognizes play and joy as a public good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFall is one of the best times of year to get outside and enjoy everything our parks and recreation centers have to offer,\u201d said Parks Commissioner Shimamura.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese free events give New Yorkers of all ages the opportunity to celebrate the season with their neighbors, whether they\u2019re decorating pumpkins, navigating a haunted house, enjoying music and games or simply spending time together outdoors. We look forward to welcoming New Yorkers to these special celebrations across all five boroughs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYORK: Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura are inviting New Yorkers of all ages to celebrate the season with a series of free, family-friendly fall festivals and Halloween events across the five boroughs. Throughout October, recreation centers and parks will transform into festive fall destinations featuring haunted houses, pumpkin patches, obstacle courses, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":39197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1469,31,1378],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york","category-news","category-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41601"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41602,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41601\/revisions\/41602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}