U.S.WEIRD NEWS
Ghost hunters name NYC's most haunted neighborhoods and offer tours
A guide says visitors need not believe in the paranormal, and tours bring about fifteen people around the neighborhoods; the scariest thing is probably the real estate history.
Watch it as it aired: Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger on this story, from Should You Be Worried? at 1:50 PM 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: “Ghost hunters reveal NYC’s most haunted neighborhoods — and guide tours to explore them at your own risk”, with reporting from Finwire (citing the New York Post) and AOL.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 1:50 PM ET on Should You Be Worried?, by Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: NYC.
- BBN covered this story before: NYC Council bans horse carriages in veto-proof vote (October 22).
The real story
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- New York PostGhost hunters reveal NYC’s most haunted neighborhoods — and guide tours to explore them at your own risk
- Finwire (citing the New York Post)Exclusive October 12, 2026 · facts used on air
- AOL‘Haunted as hell’ hotspots in NYC revealed — including an eerie execution site downtown - AOL October 13, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorGhost hunters are naming the most haunted neighborhoods in New York City, and some of them are nowhere near Manhattan. Be afraid.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe New York Post reports the outer boroughs feel left out. Manhattan gets all the boos, and the other boroughs want some.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the dead are competing for attention. I've seen the living do that at a buffet, Hank, and it ended badly.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGhosts have a marketing problem.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOn Staten Island there's a gabled mansion, built in eighteen eighty-five by a German brick magnate for his son, Edward. A son, Hank.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIn a mansion.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA man built his son a house. Edward got a mansion. We get a walking tour of it.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFifteen strangers walking through the dark at your own risk. Somebody always wanders off, and that's usually me.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou don't have to believe in the paranormal to join, says a guide. You just need shoes.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMildly worried. Eat a sandwich quickly. I'll be at the back of the group, where the ghosts can reach me first.
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