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:
The AAA offers the following tips for motorists on Halloween: