Halloween Trick-or-Read 2025

The autumn air in New York City carries the scent of burning leaves and sugar. Children in costumes move through the streets, their laughter punctuated by the rustle of candy wrappers. In quieter neighborhoods, residents prepare for the annual ritual, their windows glowing with carved pumpkins. The city’s usual rhythm is briefly overtaken by this collective performance of make-believe and mild fright. Doorbells chime in steady succession as the night deepens, a temporary and harmless inversion of the ordinary. The chill promises an early frost by morning.