"Costume or hipster?"
It's a question many New Yorkers ask themselves walking down city streets — except on Halloween.
Here are a few of our favorite holiday getups, paraded on the concrete and captured on social media, this year:
The 94th Precinct's school safety team pulled out all the stops for their "Ghostbusters" group costume
Our school team catches the truants and their team catch the ghosts. Great Halloween Parade at PS132 pic.twitter.com/uxcw7PEhcJ
— NYPD 94th Precinct (@NYPD94Pct) October 31, 2016
Props go to the team member who drew the short straw and wore the inflated Stay Puft Marshmallow Man costume.
This woman makes a very convincing Jillian Holtzmann, played by Kate McKinnon in the 2016 remake
This drag queen nailed the Harley Quinn look, from this summer's blockbuster film "Suicide Squad"
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We've yet to see a more convincing Finn, from the latest "Star Wars" episode
Happy Halloween!!!! #finnstarwars my baby nailed this costume ❤️❤️❤️
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This homage to David Bowie's alter ego Ziggy Stardust is celestial
This little Spock's Vulcan ears are on point
He's totally depressed about his costume. Halloween. Is just so overwhelming for these guys....
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Keep your poké balls at the ready because Charizards are flying everywhere
Max Aka the Mayor of LIC and my favorite neighbor as Pokemon #homemadecostume #halloween2016
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On the loose, too: a Pac-Man ghost
Are we looking at a swamp monster or a clump of Spanish moss? Either way, we like it.
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Sidekick robot Gir, from the Nickelodeon show "Invader Zim," made her own elaborate costume
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So did this luminous Corpse Bride
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We may never see the likes of this contest-winning "Nacho Libre" costume again
But we do expect to see more "Stranger Things" costumes, as the Netflix series progresses to its second season
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Stranger things have happened #eleven #dustin @denisseap89
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Remember the "Arthur" memes that exploded on the Internet in August?
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And how about a throwback to 1992's "My Cousin Vinny?"
Another hot sexy Halloween costume to add to the books. I'm bringing Vinny back! #mycousinvinny
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You can kick us in the shins, but we love a good pun costume
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New Yorkers like to dress up their babies as tasty food items
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We'd buy a cone from this adorable Mister Softee
The winning kids costume at @queensnightmarket - MISTER SOFTEE! 🍦🍦
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But this cockroach — we'd avoid it at all costs
My talented friend Marjorie made this costume for her 6-year-old. It's terrifying! 😱
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Seriously — zombies, vampires and ghouls aren't half as horrifying insects that infest our apartments.