Halloween Scares Up Business
Halloween spending is expected to rise to $6 billion nationwide this year. In the city, pop-up costumes stores are selling everything from Obama masks to Lady Gaga outfits.
Halloween spending is expected to rise to $6 billion nationwide this year. In the city, pop-up costumes stores are selling everything from Obama masks to Lady Gaga outfits.
Costumes of the late Michael Jackson are a big seller this year. But overall Halloween spending is expected to drop because of the recession.
Some city pet shelters and adoption agencies ban black-cat adoptions around Halloween to protect the felines from abuse.