U.S.WEIRD NEWS
Couple recreates 'Lunch atop a Skyscraper' for Village Halloween…
The Tampa couple with Bronx roots handmade the costume with a cityscape and twinkling lights; the beam, mercifully, stays at street level.
Watch it as it aired: Rosa Ticks and Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN This Morning at 6:20 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are New York Post's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “New Yorkers recreate the iconic NYC photo ‘Lunch atop a Skyscraper’ for Village Halloween Parade costume”, with reporting from Mighty Lucky and halloween-nyc.com.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 6:20 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Rosa Ticks and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: NYC, Halloween.
- BBN covered this story before: Almgren wins NYC marathon debut; Chepkirui wins by six seconds (November 2).
The real story
The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.
- New York PostNew Yorkers recreate the iconic NYC photo ‘Lunch atop a Skyscraper’ for Village Halloween Parade costume
- Mighty LuckyVillage Halloween Parade 2026: Route, Time & Downtown Guide facts used on air
- halloween-nyc.comGroup Info - NYC Village Halloween Parade facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterA couple is bringing the famous 'Lunch atop a Skyscraper' photograph to the Village Halloween Parade, with dangling legs, a cityscape and twinkling lights, all handmade!

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThey're a Tampa couple with Bronx roots, the New York Post reports, and they've walked in this parade since twenty fourteen.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterBBN team coverage is on this! We have a fake live map of Sixth Avenue, and I'm told the beam is NOT load-bearing!

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWho told you?

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterNobody, Vera! That's the scary part!

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThe parade runs from King Street to West Fifteenth, and a costume with legs dangling that long needs a safety plan!

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd call it an elevated-seating pilot with a strong lighting package, and I'm told the couple even moved out of the city and came back for it.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThey live in Tampa and they still make the trip!

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterPast costumes include a five-foot UFO hovering over a head with lights, so the lights are a TRADITION!

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWatching it's free, folks. Rating: ten out of ten hard hats.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterWait, what if the legs are the only part that shows up?

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen the beam passed inspection, Rosa. It's the one thing on Sixth Avenue that has never once moved.
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