Halloween in NYC: NYC Gets Scary in October!
Many first-time visitors to New York City can feel nervous and overwhelmed upon reaching the Big Apple. The first time I took the NYC subway uptown, I was almost in tears as I walked up the stairs to the sidewalk, convinced I’d be mugged on sight. (In my defense, I was 16, had grown up in suburban Florida, and had watched too many Law and Order episodes. And for the record, the only bad thing that happened was that the bagel shop was closed.)