New Yorkers reveal the best trick-or-treating routes across NYC

Sure, you could make the rounds of your apartment building and call it Halloween — but where’s the fun in that?Across NYC, entire blocks transform into spooky spectacles, with elaborate decorations, costumed crowds and plenty of candy for little ghouls who know where to go.That’s why The Post asked Gotham parents and neighborhood experts to share their favorite Halloween haunts for toddlers taking their first steps in a pumpkin costume, teens hoping to raid the full-size Hershey stashes on a cobweb-covered brownstone, and every kid in between.Here’s where to go trick-or-treating this Halloween, according to Big Apple parents who are old hands at hauling candy buckets.For a neighborhood synonymous with gentle parenting, Park Slope sure goes hard on Halloween frights.Vivien Kwok, proprietor of the popular Park Slope Living social media feed and creator of the neighborhood’s Spooky Stoops Map, says the Brooklyn enclave is a perennial favorite for its elaborate decorations and community spirit.“Park Slope is my favorite neighborhood for Halloween because it’s one of those rare times when the whole community comes together,” Kwok said.Her family’s go-to is 3rd Street, where decorated homes and costumed crowds transform the block into a neighborhood-wide bash.“It feels like one big Halloween block party with its wide streets, elaborately decorated homes and crowds of neighbors in the most amazing costume creations.”Families looking to explore the area’s spookiest displays can start at Prospect Park West and 11th Street, then head toward the lower-numbered avenues, using Kwok’s Spooky Stoops Map to find standout decorations along the way.This year’s highlights include The Gowanus Express on 11th Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues, as well as the Hall of Honor near 12th Street and Sixth Avenue.The neighborhood also hosts its annual Park Slope Halloween Parade along Seventh Avenue, which Kwok said brings locals of all ages together before en...