The My Sister in law Reluctantly Climbed on Topincident in lower Manhattan where a truck rammed into pedestrians and cyclists, leaving eight killed and 11 wounded, didn't stop New Yorkers from taking part in the annual Halloween parade.

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Thousands of people descended in Manhattan's West Village wearing scary, theatrical costumes, in a show of defiance and solidarity with the victims.

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Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo walked the parade route together, greeting parade-goers in one of the biggest street festivals in the U.S.

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Here's a selection of the best pics from the parade:

Ghostbusters

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Pumpkins

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Grim reapers, ghouls, superheroes, and clowns

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Scary masks

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Alice in Wonderland and more

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Nurses, Priests, Transformers

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Chickens

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Skeletons

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Wonder women

#halloweenparadenyc marches on after attack. I love this city so much. @gal_gadot check out all the marching #wonderwoman #girlpower

A post shared by biranit (@biranit) on Oct 31, 2017 at 10:03pm PDT

Thriller

😱👻💀#nyc #bigapple #newyorker #newyorkcity #city #bigcity #ilovenyc #newyork #Halloween #HalloweenNYC #nyccgo #seeyourcity

A post shared by Marcos Baruco (@marcosbaruco) on Oct 31, 2017 at 10:50pm PDT

See you next year!

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