Pint-sized Popeye Veron Wilkinson, 4, flexes his muscles at Brookfield Place’s early Halloween bash on Oct. 29.
Pop stars ancient and modern were well represented at the Brookfield bash — from 8-year-old Charlize Hsieh’s elegant Cleopatra, to her 6-year-old brother Cayden’s rockin’ Elvis.
BY COLIN MIXSON
Costumed kids stormed the Winter Garden at Battery Park City on Saturday for a massive Halloween bash thrown by Brookfield Place that left hundreds of pint-sized ghouls and goblins screaming with joy, according to one dad who came all the way from Queens.
“He had a wonderful time,” said Veron Wilkerson, speaking for his 4-year-old son, Veron Jr., who came dressed as a certain spinach-guzzling sailor man.
The grand atrium of the swank shopping mall was filled with spook-tacular attractions, including a dance party with DJs Mr. Mark and Mikey Palms, a magic show courtesy of Mario the Magician, pumpkin carving demonstrations, and a sing-along show with cowboys Hopalong Andrew and his Dusty Cowpoke Posse.
But the best fun to be had was marveling at all the creatively costumed kids — or for parents, enjoying the looks of glee as onlookers gawked at their own, according to Upper East Side dad Grant Chen.
“My wife had a great time just by the amount of reactions we got from all the people around us,” said Chen, who came with wife Janet and 1-year-old twins Alex and Max, both dressed as lobsters.
The Chen family adopted a seafood theme this year, with dad Grant dressed as a lobsterman and mom Janet as a cook, carrying the cutest crustaceans you’ll ever see — their 1-year-old twins Alex (in the crate) and Max (in the pot).
It’s hard to tell who was having the most fun at the Brookfield Halloween festival on Saturday — the kids showing off their costumes, or the parents in the background snapping pictures of their little monsters.
