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Decorating Contest Honors Work of W. 400 Block’s Best Bothered Brains

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Source: Chelsea Community News

Congratulations, winners of the West 400 Block Association’s 2026 Best Halloween Decorations Contest! The spirited, silly, spooky, sometimes ghastly and occasionally gross annual tradition draws crowds from near and far, to witness the clever, creative parts of the brains from the West 400 blocks of 21st, 22nd and 23rd Streets (btw. 9th/10th Aves.) have to offer. This year’s standouts were: WINNER: “The Roach Motel” at 449 West 21st Street impressed with its larger-than-life (we hope!) roaches, seen crawling up and down the length of the house—and lurking in nearby trees and shrubs.

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