The English xxx movieincident in lower Manhattan where a truck rammed into pedestrians and cyclists, leaving eight killed and 11 wounded, didn't stop New Yorkers from taking part in the annual Halloween parade.

Thousands of people descended in Manhattan's West Village wearing scary, theatrical costumes, in a show of defiance and solidarity with the victims.

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Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo walked the parade route together, greeting parade-goers in one of the biggest street festivals in the U.S.

Here's a selection of the best pics from the parade:

Ghostbusters

Pumpkins

Grim reapers, ghouls, superheroes, and clowns

Scary masks

Alice in Wonderland and more

Nurses, Priests, Transformers

Chickens

Skeletons

Wonder women

#halloweenparadenyc marches on after attack. I love this city so much. @gal_gadot check out all the marching #wonderwoman #girlpower

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Thriller

😱👻💀#nyc #bigapple #newyorker #newyorkcity #city #bigcity #ilovenyc #newyork #Halloween #HalloweenNYC #nyccgo #seeyourcity

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See you next year!

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