The Briefly for Halloween – The "Edgar Allen Poe's Ghost on West 3rd Street" Edition

Almost every long-term winter weather prediction for the city is saying this same thing: This winter is gonna suck. (Patch)

WATCH: 15 Minutes with Public Advocate Candidate Joe Borelli. 15 Minutes with Public Advocate Candidate Devin Balkind. This is your daily reminder that early voting is happening today. (Gotham Gazette)

Here are today's spooky street closures for Halloween/a>. (Gothamist)

Everything you need to know about the Village Halloween Parade. (Time Out)

Looking for an abandoned spot in the city to put you in the Halloween spirit? Five abandoned spots in NYC from a smallpox hospital to an old farm colony. (amNewYork)

Have you witnessed the ghost child roaming the area around the McCarren Park Pool screaming for help? Seen Poe on W 3rd Street? Maybe you've dined with the Confederate Civil War veteran at the Landmark Tavern? Here are the most haunted places in NYC. (Time Out)

Coimetrophobia is a fear of cemeteries. Avoid triggering your coimetrophobia with a new tool from localize.city showing houses near cemeteries. There are more cemeteries in the city than you may be aware of. (Curbed)

Photos: A pumpkin mind control lab is set to spook in Boerum Hill. (Gothamist)

The Central Park West bike lane lawsuit was thrown out of court, bringing an end to this lunacy. (Streetsblog)

For the conspiracy theorist: The forensic pathologist hired by Jeffrey Epstein's brother says his autopsy "points to a homicide". (NY Times)

It took three pieces of elevated subway tracks to fall from the skies for the MTA to announce it will perform an "inspection blitz" of 60 miles of elevated tracks. (Gothamist)

Eater has some thoughts about what's wrong with the 2020 NYC Michelin Guide. (Eater)

Peter Luger's reaction to the zero-star Times review is that reviewers' "whims have changed." Yeah, maybe they're interested in "good food." (Gothamist)

Two Toms, an Italian institution in Gowanus, is closing its doors after more than 70 years. You've got a little more than a month left to experience the place before its doors close forever. Owner Anthony Catapano is retiring and selling the building. (Eater)

An interview with the man behind the Trump float in the Gowanus. (Brooklyn Paper)

Only two of 35 NYCHA developments damaged by Superstorm Sandy seven years ago have been repaired. Almost 6% complete! (6sqft)

The loft from MTV's first 'Real World New York' is up for sale. You can live out your dream of stopping being polite and starting to be real for $6.8 million. (StreetEasy)

Foie gras will be illegal in NYC beginning in 2022. (NY Times)

Take a look at what Admiral's Row looked like before Wegmans descended on the Navy Yard. (Gothamist)

Photos: Barnacle Parade 2019. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

The city will add 40 percent more pedestrian space Fifth Avenue during the holiday season by creating temporary sidewalks and reducing the driving lanes form three to two. (Streetsblog)

Where to eat in Washington Heights. (The Infatuation)

Thanks to MG Ashdown for today's featured photo