It was with great sadness and disappointment that I realized that a time-honored holiday tradition of the Bronx is no more. I refer to “Halloween on Haunted Walk” which had been held the Saturday prior Halloween at the New York Botanical Garden. It was a lovely way to spend the day. Children dressed in costumes would walk through a “haunted” pathway to see witches and wizards, ghouls and ghosts and giant puppets designed by Ralph Lee. It is the loss of these traditional community events that erodes our way of life. Cultural institutions should realize that commitment to the community in which they exist is important to them. Fortunately, the Bronx Zoo is still having its “Boo at the Zoo” event. I hope when our elected local politicians decide on funding for our cultural institutions that they take into consideration community outreach via traditional events or the lack thereof.
Maureen Ocasio
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