Halloween Fun in Scarsdale this Week

Scarsdale is awhirl in Halloween activities this year. We already had a highly successful Halloween Window Painting Contest, the Zombie Asylum Haunted House at Supply Field is scaring residents both young and old, the Halloween Breakfast for High School Seniors is planned for Thursday morning 10-31 with the Halloween Parade for the younger set scheduled for Thursday at 3:30 pm in Scarsdale Village. ... all this before trick or treating even begins on Thursday night. This year, no snow and mild weather are forecast for the big night, so hopefully Halloween will be safe and fun for all.

Here are recommendations from the Scarsdale Police and AAA for a safe holiday:

Halloween is coming, and because trick‐or‐treaters often forget about safety, the Scarsdale Police Department and AAA are urging both parents and motorists to be even more alert on October 31st.

On Halloween, children are being placed in potentially dangerous traffic situations, and are more likely to be injured by a motor vehicle than any other night of the year, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While Halloween lands on a Thursday this year, many festivities often take place the weekend before, putting a large number of both youth and adult partygoers on the road at that time.

The Scarsdale Police Department and the AAA of New York offer the following tips to parents for their children on Halloween:

• Be bright at night; use reflective tape on costumes and treat bags, wear light colors and carry flashlights for extra visibility.
• Don't wear a costume that obstructs vision. Instead of masks, try non‐toxic face paint.
• Look all ways and listen for traffic before crossing, and review pedestrian safety rules
• before you leave the house.
• Cross at corners, not between parked cars or mid‐block.
• Use sidewalks where available. If there are no sidewalks, always walk facing traffic on the
• left side of the road.
• Younger children should always be accompanied by an adult or trustworthy teen. Older children should be given boundaries and should communicate with their parents along the way.

The AAA offers the following tips for motorists on Halloween:

• Avoid driving through residential areas where trick‐or‐treaters are likely to be present.
• Obey all traffic signals and travel with extreme caution through residential areas.
• Scan far ahead and watch attentively for children who may be excitedly running from
• house to house.
• Turn on your headlights, even in daylight, to make your vehicle more visible.
  
  Before your kids go trick or treating on Halloween, snap a photo of them and send it to Scarsdale10583 at scarsdalecomments@gmail.com to share with your neighbors.