The Great Pumpkin is rising in Brooklyn.
A Park Slope man has turned the stoop of his brownstone home into a beloved Halloween destination as he continues a tradition of displaying a massive pumpkin — with this year’s coming in at nearly 1,000 pounds.
Charlie Pigott recently hauled the mammoth fruit from Pennsylvania and used a forklift to place it outside his front door — where it has drawn crowds, from classes full of local kids to gawkers making a pilgrimage just to rub it for good luck.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/10/28/us-news/charlie-pigott-celebrates-decade-of-giant-park-slope-pumpkin/
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