Central Park cancels kids' Halloween tradition: 'It's a travesty'
The Central Park Conservancy has canceled the long-standing tradition of floating jack-o'-lanterns on the Harlem Meer, disappointing many local families.
HARLEM, N.Y. (PIX11) — Since the early 1990s, kids have brought their Halloween jack-o'-lanterns to Central Park in October to watch them float on its northernmost lake, the Harlem Meer. This year, though, the tradition has been ended by the Central Park Conservancy, and there's no shortage of families who are disappointed and hoping that [...]
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