<p>Thousands of merry-makers, many dressed in elaborate Halloween costumes, paraded through lower Manhattan on Tuesday, undeterred by the attack that unfolded just hours earlier when a driver mowed down dozens of people on a bike path a few blocks away.</p>

<p>Revelers who joined the 44th annual Village Halloween Parade said they were painfully aware that eight people were killed in what authorities say was an act of terrorism but carried on with the festivities to show fortitude and solidarity with the victims.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;You gotta live your life, you can&rsquo;t let things like this discourage you,&rdquo; said 60-year old Michael Spain along the route. &ldquo;As sobering as they are, you still gotta come out and enjoy stuff like this - or they win.&quot;</p>

<p>Thousands of people in costumes took part in the annual celebration along Greenwich Village&#39;s Sixth Avenue, typically one of the nation&#39;s largest Halloween parades. Hundreds of uniformed police officers maintained a steady presence throughout the mile-long route.</p>

<p>&quot;Out of an abundance of caution, you will see an increase of NYPD personnel throughout NYC, including the Halloween Parade,&quot; the New York City Police Department said on Twitter.</p>

<p>Among the participants were a Rio de Janeiro-style group with the drums, witches and ghosts, and a massive D&iacute;a de los Muertos group with 12-foot-tall skeletons.</p>

<p>&quot;Tonight we&#39;re at a Halloween parade to say, you didn&#39;t win and you didn&#39;t affect us, and we&#39;re out and we&#39;re celebrating and we&#39;re doing what New Yorkers do and we&#39;re living our lives because we&#39;re not going to allow the terrorists to win. Period,&quot; New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told CNN.</p>

<p>&quot;And that&#39;s why I&#39;m here marching in the parade, not because I have a great costume.&quot; said Cuomo, who was dressed in a suit and tie.</p>

<p>Jorge Arias, the owner of a wine shop and an adjacent bar near King Street, said that the crowd was slightly smaller than in past years but not by much.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&ldquo;By 5 o&rsquo;clock the street was a bit empty and last year it was already full,&rdquo; Arias, 42, said in Spanish. &quot;But now the crowds are more normal compared to last year. Maybe a little less, but almost the same.&rdquo;</p>


Revelers who joined the 44th annual Village Halloween Parade said they were painfully aware that eight people were killed in what authorities say was an act of terrorism but carried on with the festivities to show fortitude and solidarity with the victims.

Thousands of merry-makers, many dressed in elaborate Halloween costumes, paraded through lower Manhattan on Tuesday, undeterred by the attack that unfolded just hours earlier when a driver mowed down dozens of people on a bike path a few blocks away. Revelers who joined the 44th annual Village Halloween Parade said they were painfully aware that eight people were killed in what authorities say was an act of terrorism but carried on with the festivities to show fortitude and solidarity with the victims. "You gotta live your life, you can’t let things like this discourage you,” said 60-year old Michael Spain along the route. “As sobering as they are, you still gotta come out and enjoy stuff like this - or they win." Thousands of people in costumes took part in the annual celebration along Greenwich Village's Sixth Avenue, typically one of the nation's largest Halloween parades. Hundreds of uniformed police officers maintained a steady presence throughout the mile-long route. "Out of an abundance of caution, you will see an increase of NYPD personnel throughout NYC, including the Halloween Parade," the New York City Police Department said on Twitter. Among the participants were a Rio de Janeiro-style group with the drums, witches and ghosts, and a massive Día de los Muertos group with 12-foot-tall skeletons. "Tonight we're at a Halloween parade to say, you didn't win and you didn't affect us, and we're out and we're celebrating and we're doing what New Yorkers do and we're living our lives because we're not going to allow the terrorists to win. Period," New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told CNN. "And that's why I'm here marching in the parade, not because I have a great costume." said Cuomo, who was dressed in a suit and tie. Jorge Arias, the owner of a wine shop and an adjacent bar near King Street, said that the crowd was slightly smaller than in past years but not by much. “By 5 o’clock the street was a bit empty and last year it was already full,” Arias, 42, said in Spanish. "But now the crowds are more normal compared to last year. Maybe a little less, but almost the same.”

Exuberant and defiant, New Yorkers flock to Halloween parade despite attack

<p>It was supposed to be a day of fun -&nbsp;trick-or-treating in fancy dress on the annual candy haul. But Halloween turned into a nightmare after a truck driver killed eight people in one of New York&#39;s trendiest neighborhoods.</p>

<p>In the wake of what New York&#39;s mayor called a &quot;cowardly act of terror,&quot; children were evacuated from one nearby elementary school with nervous parents after a 29-year-old man mowed down pedestrians and cyclists before smashing into a school bus.</p>

<p>&quot;It was terrible. We&#39;re here every day. This is our route to school, where we walk the dog, go to the supermarket,&quot; said Yvonne Villiguer, 52, whose nine-year-old son is dressed as the Grim Reaper, clutching a scythe.</p>

<p>October 31 normally sees TriBeCa, one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Manhattan home to celebrities, wealthy families, gleaming glass condo buildings and luxury boutiques, revel in Halloween festivities.</p>

<p>But this year, children went door to door, sidestepping police and news crews a stone&#39;s throw away and hours after a 29-year-old terror suspect, identified by American television networks as an Uzbek citizen from Florida, wrought death.</p>

<p>Villiguer&#39;s initial plan was to take her son through the streets for the customary haul of candy. But in the aftermath of the attack, they restricted themselves to the nearby apartment building of some friends.</p>

<p>&quot;This has ruined the holiday,&quot; said nearby 41-year-old doorman Conce Dadd on Warren Street, just steps from the scene of the attack as he opens and closes the door to children dressed as Harry Potter and a sumo wrestler.</p>

<p>&quot;That&#39;s life. It can happen any moment. There&#39;s nothing you can do,&quot; he sighed philosophically. &quot;Only thing you can do is to punish the guy who did it.&quot;</p>

<p><strong>&#39;Super nervous&#39;</strong></p>

<p>Angelica Pinera, a 30-year-old mother in a caramel coat ran after girls aged 10 to 12 dressed up as Alice in Wonderland, Minnie the Mouse and Little Bo Beep.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The street was dark save for the bright lights of police cars and fire trucks. Many were afraid to go out asking for sweets when they heard about the attack, but children&#39;s excitement built up all year won over for others.</p>

<p>&quot;I&#39;m super nervous and sad,&quot; admitted Pinera, outside a primary school that closed its doors for safety.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;It&#39;s the last straw when something like that happens. This day is so special and with the kids near the school, it&#39;s worrisome.&quot;</p>

<p>Ilke Mancov, who lives nearby, said he was very worried about his family when he heard about the attack -&nbsp;while he was at work.</p>

<p>Some hours later, he kept a watchful eye as he stepped with his children -- one Little Red Riding Hood and one Wolf -&nbsp;past the police cordon so they could fill their bags with chocolate and candy.</p>

<p>&quot;We live a block away from where everything happened, so I was very worried,&quot; the father in his 30s told AFP.</p>

<p>&quot;There are a lot of kids because this happened in between two schools,&quot; Mancov said, pointing to an elementary school on one side and a high school on the other.</p>

<p>&quot;It hits home. New York is not the type of place where you can do anything. In fact, it is surprising that it hasn&#39;t happened more often,&quot; he added.</p>

<p>&quot;It&#39;s just how it is. It&#39;s the world we live in. If it had happened an hour later, all the kids would have been coming out of school and it would have been much much worse.&quot;</p>


It was supposed to be a day of fun - trick-or-treating in fancy dress on the annual candy haul. But Halloween turned into a nightmare after a truck driver killed eight people in one of New York's trendiest neighborhoods.

It was supposed to be a day of fun - trick-or-treating in fancy dress on the annual candy haul. But Halloween turned into a nightmare after a truck driver killed eight people in one of New York's trendiest neighborhoods. In the wake of what New York's mayor called a "cowardly act of terror," children were evacuated from one nearby elementary school with nervous parents after a 29-year-old man mowed down pedestrians and cyclists before smashing into a school bus. "It was terrible. We're here every day. This is our route to school, where we walk the dog, go to the supermarket," said Yvonne Villiguer, 52, whose nine-year-old son is dressed as the Grim Reaper, clutching a scythe. October 31 normally sees TriBeCa, one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Manhattan home to celebrities, wealthy families, gleaming glass condo buildings and luxury boutiques, revel in Halloween festivities. But this year, children went door to door, sidestepping police and news crews a stone's throw away and hours after a 29-year-old terror suspect, identified by American television networks as an Uzbek citizen from Florida, wrought death. Villiguer's initial plan was to take her son through the streets for the customary haul of candy. But in the aftermath of the attack, they restricted themselves to the nearby apartment building of some friends. "This has ruined the holiday," said nearby 41-year-old doorman Conce Dadd on Warren Street, just steps from the scene of the attack as he opens and closes the door to children dressed as Harry Potter and a sumo wrestler. "That's life. It can happen any moment. There's nothing you can do," he sighed philosophically. "Only thing you can do is to punish the guy who did it." 'Super nervous' Angelica Pinera, a 30-year-old mother in a caramel coat ran after girls aged 10 to 12 dressed up as Alice in Wonderland, Minnie the Mouse and Little Bo Beep. The street was dark save for the bright lights of police cars and fire trucks. Many were afraid to go out asking for sweets when they heard about the attack, but children's excitement built up all year won over for others. "I'm super nervous and sad," admitted Pinera, outside a primary school that closed its doors for safety. "It's the last straw when something like that happens. This day is so special and with the kids near the school, it's worrisome." Ilke Mancov, who lives nearby, said he was very worried about his family when he heard about the attack - while he was at work. Some hours later, he kept a watchful eye as he stepped with his children -- one Little Red Riding Hood and one Wolf - past the police cordon so they could fill their bags with chocolate and candy. "We live a block away from where everything happened, so I was very worried," the father in his 30s told AFP. "There are a lot of kids because this happened in between two schools," Mancov said, pointing to an elementary school on one side and a high school on the other. "It hits home. New York is not the type of place where you can do anything. In fact, it is surprising that it hasn't happened more often," he added. "It's just how it is. It's the world we live in. If it had happened an hour later, all the kids would have been coming out of school and it would have been much much worse."

New York attack 'ruins' Halloween for nervous families

<p style="text-align: left;">Meet Momo Lu an adorable kid from Taiwan, who spends an entire&nbsp;year to prepare for the Halloween festival.</p>

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<p style="text-align: left;">Her last year costume went viral and surprised everyone and when she went to the school her classmates started crying.&nbsp; She embodied No-Face from the film Spirited Away and that was much appreciated.&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="text-align: left;">This year Momo along with her younger sister Miemie dressed up as Ryuk and paid tribute to &quot;Death Note&quot;.</p>

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<p style="text-align: left;">Death Note is a Japanese manga series, it is about Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook from a Shinigami named Ryuk that grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose name and face he knows. The series centers around Light&#39;s attempts to create and rule a world &quot;cleansed of evil&quot; as &quot;God&quot; using the notebook, and the efforts of a detective known as L to stop him.</p>

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<p style="text-align: left;">The duo in Ryuk and L costumes nailed in the costume of the characters, most notably, L&rsquo;s iconic squat!</p>

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<p style="text-align: left;">Her creativity and zest for the festival are definitely held in high regard and let&#39;s wait what she wears next year.</p>

<p style="text-align: left;">Watch: Momo&#39;idea of Halloween celebration in her school.</p>

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Her last year costume went viral and surprised everyone and when she went to the school her classmates started crying. She embodied No-Face from the film Spirited Away and that was much appreciated.

Meet Momo Lu an adorable kid from Taiwan, who spends an entire year to prepare for the Halloween festival. Meng Meng powder (Others) × Her last year costume went viral and surprised everyone and when she went to the school her classmates started crying. She embodied No-Face from the film Spirited Away and that was much appreciated. Meng Meng powder (Others) × Meng Meng powder (Others) × Meng Meng powder (Others) × This year Momo along with her younger sister Miemie dressed up as Ryuk and paid tribute to "Death Note". Meng Meng powder (Others) × Death Note is a Japanese manga series, it is about Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook from a Shinigami named Ryuk that grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose name and face he knows. The series centers around Light's attempts to create and rule a world "cleansed of evil" as "God" using the notebook, and the efforts of a detective known as L to stop him. Meng Meng powder (Others) × The duo in Ryuk and L costumes nailed in the costume of the characters, most notably, L’s iconic squat! Meng Meng powder (Others) × Her creativity and zest for the festival are definitely held in high regard and let's wait what she wears next year. Watch: Momo'idea of Halloween celebration in her school. × Source: @elmo721007

Watch: Momo Lu, a Kindergartner, again surprises with her spooky Halloween costume

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