{"id":325990,"date":"2025-10-23T08:14:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/325990\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:14:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:14:17","slug":"scary-scandalous-new-york-political-halloween-costume-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/325990\/","title":{"rendered":"Scary, scandalous New York political Halloween costume ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you thought last year\u2019s news cycle inspired plenty of good New York politics-related Halloween costumes<\/a>, allow me to introduce you to 2025. We had indictments, dropped indictments, the lieutenant governor challenging the governor, more resignations, a late state budget and an absolutely stunning Democratic primary election upset in New York City. All that chaos and everything in between gave us a lot to work with as we brainstormed costumes for this year\u2019s spooky season.<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto credit:\u00a0Susan Watts\/Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul<\/p>\n

Frankie Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the moment Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced the Empire State to Frankie Focus, the mascot for her bell-to-bell cellphone ban in schools, we knew this had to be on this list. Why wouldn\u2019t you want to dress up as a big green fuzzy dude with glasses? Then Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> presented us with a potential spin on this look: Matt Damon as Frankie Focus.<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto Illustration by Izairis Santana<\/p>\n

Herr\u2019s sour cream and onion chip bag<\/strong><\/p>\n

This costume brings a whole new meaning to the phrase \u201ctrick or treat.\u201d An homage to arguably the most bizarre moment<\/a> in New York politics so far this year, this costume is admittedly an elaborate to execute, since most of the work would go into creating a bespoke Herr\u2019s chip bag outfit. Carrying a red envelope would be a nice touch.<\/p>\n

Zohran Mamdani stars in \u201cBurritogate\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

A costume version of 2025\u2019s rising star in New York politics seemed obligatory for this list. In an homage to New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani\u2019s infamous \u201cburritogate<\/a>,\u201d when he ate a burrito on the subway, this costume can go a couple directions. The simple version is wearing a suit and carrying a plush burrito in a takeout container. Taking it up a notch, you could become the subway burrito by wrapping yourself in a tortilla blanket and have your shirt and pants represent the filling.<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto credit: Godfather of Harlem<\/p>\n

Ingrid Lewis-Martin in \u201cGodfather of Harlem\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former chief adviser to Eric Adams quite frankly looked absolutely fabulous in her cameo in \u201cGodfather of Harlem,\u201d even though her appearance<\/a> on the show was, as alleged in an indictment<\/a>, a perk of a bribery scheme with the Argento siblings of Broadway Stages. With this costume, you could look just as fabulous.<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto credit: Brad Lander Campaign<\/p>\n

Brad Lander eating a hot dog on the Cyclone<\/strong><\/p>\n

A real New York costume for a real New Yorker (let\u2019s pretend he\u2019s not from St. Louis)! Grab a fake hot dog, a suit and a tie (and maybe a Brooklyn Cyclones cap for good measure), then make your own little roller coaster and you\u2019re set!<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto credit:\u00a0ianmcdonnell\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cAndrew Cuomo is a snake and a liar\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

With his history, Andrew Cuomo isn\u2019t normally the type of person we\u2019d make the subject of a couple\u2019s costume, but for this tribute to New York City Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 description of the former governor<\/a>, we\u2019ll make an exception. One person in the costume dresses up like a snake and the other dons a Pinocchio nose (or maybe even the full wooden boy look, should you feel so inclined) and voil\u00e1! You\u2019re a punchline!<\/p>\n