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Occupy Wall St Group

Monday night Jen and I decided to brave the crowds and went to The Village Halloween Parade.  We had to walk a few blocks before finally finding an open street that would allow us to get to the Sixth Avenue parade route. With more than 50,000 people participating alone, it was surprisingly easy to get a nice spot on a high curb for viewing the passing freak show. My favorite costume was the Brooklyn Bridge that had at least three people inside (pic). The Pasha Nightclub float stopped right in front of us while DJ Pauly D (Jersey Shores Guido, in pic)made some indecipherable shout outs. The Occupy Wall Street protestors had a huge presence close to the end of the parade. I have mixed feelings about the protests but have to say their signs were pretty clever. Apart from their costumes and signs, they had people wielding giant puppets of the most corrupt and greedy CEO’s and exec’s (pic) being held back by a mock police barricade.


"DJ " Pauly D



 Speaking of police, I’ve never seen more in my life than on this Halloween! A few policemen were stationed at every street corner and every subway platform for what I would think was about twenty blocks along the parade route.  It makes sense but wow. We didn’t go too crazy because Jen is a responsible 9-to-5er but the parade was fun and the night was definitely entertaining.

We have nice, reasonable fall weather this week. The snow has melted and all the downed limbs from the storm in Central Park are being mulched, especially on the marathon path. The ING New York City Marathon is this Sunday from 6-2 I believe and our apartment is right on the marathon route again this year. It’s exciting to have all that inspiration right out our front door. We’re equally as pumped about that extra hour of sleep we get the night before.

Brooklyn Bridge Costume