This year’s pumpkin is in place on Charlie Pigott’s stoop. Photo: Agatha Scaggiante/Brooklyn Eagle
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THE LEDE: Good morning. Each fall, as Halloween approaches, the whispers start to go around Park Slope. “When’s the pumpkin coming? Is the pumpkin coming? Has anybody seen the pumpkin? Who is the pumpkin?” said Charlie Pigott, sitting atop this year’s Great Park Slope Pumpkin.
The Rundown
Jay-Z to headline Super Bowl halftime show at SoFi Stadium in Southern California: The man who has helped produce the Super Bowl halftime show is stepping into the spotlight: Jay-Z will headline the show himself.
The Great Park Slope Pumpkin is a love letter to the neighborhood: This year’s pumpkin, displayed atop Charlie Pigott’s stoop on Eighth Avenue near Union Street, hails from a farm in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and weighs nearly 1,000 pounds.
Sunset Park street officially co-named Brooklyn Chinatown: The ceremony honored the Chinese American community’s contributions to Brooklyn and New York City and recognized the area’s cultural heritage and history.
Thousands of observers are expected to descend on polling places to monitor the vote on Election Day: Democrats and outside watchdogs are planning a massive presence at the polls on Election Day driven by concerns that President Donald Trump will further leverage the vast resources of the federal government to interfere with a midterm that could hobble his final two years in office.
Street co-named after beloved owner of Dyker Heights hair salon: John Colozzo owned Mr. C Hair Fashions, where he was a hairdresser and barber for decades. Affectionately known in the neighborhood as Mr. C, he was born in Italy and moved to Brooklyn at 19. He died in March 2025 at 91 years old.
The densest apartment building in the US could be coming to FiDi: The proposed development at 100 Gold Street could hold 4,000 units across two towers, one of which would rival the Empire State Building in height. (The City Reporter)
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In 1877, the Eagle reported, "Ice skating will soon be one of the outdoor sports in vogue. This Winter the Prospect Park lakes will be very popular. The new house will be ready as soon as Jack Frost comes." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
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American actress Jennifer Lawrence appears on the latest cover of The Cut.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
"Prince Harry and ‘really upset’ Meghan Markle jet out of UK with their kids in wake of Thomas Markle Sr. investigation" (Page Six)
🏀 SPORTS
Win-starved Nets visit Celtics (Brooklyn Eagle)
“NYPD Blue” star Dennis Franz
Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts
“Modern Family” star Nolan Gould
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
Media personality and Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner
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