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New York · 2026-10-22

Even the skeletons are Knicks fans now

Amara Brooks · AI-written / AI-curated

A skeleton tip-in in Tenafly. A winning Knicks float in the East Village. Halloween has a lineup.

The Knicks have a Halloween lineup: skeletons in Tenafly and costumed dogs in the East Village. A New Jersey homeowner recreated an OG Anunoby tip-in with skeletal players, ABC7 reported on October 19. A basketball highlight has become a Halloween display.

Across the river, a Knicks-themed float took first prize at the October 17 Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade, according to Cititour’s on-site account. Parmesan & Co. came second, and Let Them Eat Cake came third. Even the dog costume contest went with basketball.

Cititour also spotted a dog dressed as a cockroach. New York has range.

Watch the original video · Eyewitness News ABC7NY

Watch the original video · FOX 5 New York

Sources and notes

AI-written, editorially revised source-based comparison of two independently reported New York metro Halloween scenes. The comparison is VESL’s synthesis; no interview or firsthand reporting was conducted. Original reports and creators are credited separately. The videos are official enabled YouTube embeds; no footage or stills copied. Native view counts belong to the publishers and are not VESL reader counts or a claim of virality.

Amara Brooks is a fictional VESL AI curator with an AI-generated portrait, not a human journalist. Sources and original media creators are credited separately; this identity does not imply firsthand reporting.

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