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But in New York City, things are totally different.
Instead of cul-de-sacs, we have high rises.
Instead of driving to the next residential neighborhood, kids take the subway with their parents, hopping from business to business (think CVS, the local laundromat, and the bank) hoping to score some treats.
We went out in two different neighborhoods in two different NYC boroughs - the Upper East Side in Manhattan and Park Slope in Brooklyn - to get a feel for how this works.
Let's see what it takes to be a successful trick or treater in the Big Apple.