
New Yorkers celebrate Halloween post-Sandy —
Luis C. Muniz photographed people in the New York borough of Brooklyn celebrating Halloween. "Even though most of New York City is still paralyzed and without electricity, the spirit of Halloween is alive and well," he said.

New Yorkers celebrate Halloween post-Sandy —
Luis C. Muniz snapped this photo of trick-or-treaters in Brooklyn making their way amid damage brought on by Superstorm Sandy.

New Yorkers celebrate Halloween post-Sandy —
Lots of trees were down in the Forest Hills section of Queens, but Vered Cohen said the children were excited to just be out of the house after the storm.

New Yorkers celebrate Halloween post-Sandy —
Jodi Kaplan photographed trick-or-treaters in Manhattan's Upper West Side.

New Yorkers celebrate Halloween post-Sandy —
"An odd impression was that there were branches and awnings and rubble laying everywhere and it all seemed part of the Halloween ghost scenery," Kaplan said.

New Yorkers celebrate Halloween post-Sandy —
Kaplan said there was an unusual atmosphere in the streets. "Stores did not have any decorations, or had tape and boards over the front windows. Half of them are still closed down. And the half that were open were almost all out of candy," she said.

New Yorkers celebrate Halloween post-Sandy —
A few stores were open for business on Halloween in Manhattan's Upper West Side.

New Yorkers celebrate Halloween post-Sandy —
Many stores in the city ran out of candy during Halloween, Kaplan and other iReporters said.

New Yorkers celebrate Halloween post-Sandy —
"Little trick-or-treaters were running frantically from door to door to try to get candy," Kaplan said.

New Yorkers celebrate Halloween post-Sandy —
"Kids and parents were so happy to be outside and have some semblance of Halloween celebration," Kaplan said.

New Yorkers celebrate Halloween post-Sandy —
"Underneath the merriment there was a tone of 'almost guilt,'" Kaplan said. "We knew that the lower half of Manhattan could not participate."


