[Kelly Killoren Bensimon (L) vs. Jill Zarin (R)] It was a battle to end all battles. At least for this season on the Real Housewives of NYC. Kelly BensimonJill Zarin. versus Who would throw the better Halloween Bash? The costumes! The fake hair! The Reality TV Scandals. Who came out on top? Do any of you care?

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[Charlotte Muhl and Sean Lennon play dress up] Ever have one of those moments when you look around and you realize everyone in the room has a famous mom or dad? And you’re just that girl wearing scraps of fur and leather, in an outfit that resembles an extras costume from “Where The Wild Things Are” (and not necessarily in a good way)? No? Well, that’s pretty much what happened at Sean Lennon’s Halloween Party this past Saturday, where everyone was celebrating his release of his score “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead.” More»

[Andrew Bevan is Bee Shaffer's #1 Dalmation] Last Friday, we broke the news that Anna Wintour’s daughter, the beautifully fashionable Bee Shaffer would be taking a “regular” plebian job as assistant to College Humor’s Ricky Van Veen. This Saturday, it seems like the socialite has continued on with her quest to become a normal young New Yorker by slumming it up in the basement of the Bowery Electric at Andrew Bevan’s (our top 10 hottest bachelor of NYC) Halloween Party.

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[Photos by DAVID CROTTY for PMc]. After last year’s controversial, and what looked like very restricting, depiction of the Hindu goddess Kati (below), one might predict Heidi Klum would tone down her choice of Halloween costume. Nope. The supermodel and her hubby Seal dressed as crows for their annual All Hallow’s Eve extravaganza. At West Hollywood’s Voyeur, the event highlight for us was the contrast of creativity with a total lack thereof. For example, Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhardt dressed as the tooth fairy and a tooth, while Rachel Zoe and Steve Bing were a billionaire and a stylist. What a coincidence.

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Select lucky (and hard core) party-goers started the Halloween celebrations early, with the Koch twins Halloween Brunch at the Garden at Revel before moving on to enjoy one last bash at Cipriani’s upstairs before it closes for renovations. More»

1. It’s Halloween! Find out what parties you should show off your costume at [Post]
2. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Ronsons (know how to party) [Post]
3. Anna Wintour’s daughter, Bee Shaffer, gets a real job [Post]
4. This Sunday is the NYC Marathon. Here are some places to make pit stops [Post]

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How many bubble costumes are we expecting to see this weekend around town? It’s the year of little Falcon, Lady Gaga, Mad Men, John and Kate, and Bernie Madoff. With Halloween starting five days ahead of schedule (with the Central Park Conservancy’s Annual Halloween Ball), it’s a safe bet to assume you are going to need more than one costume this year.

• For a list of what other NY’ers are dressing as go HERE.
• For our full party list go HERE. And, for more from C.Park’s Ball, click below….

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• Here are some Trump/Kushner wedding photos that probably won’t make the album. [Gawker]

• Lindsay Lohan snaps at a fan trying to take a picture. How out of character. [EOnline]

• The Gubernator gets dirty (and creative, apparently) with encoded profanity. [NYT]

• James Franco spoofs his own Gucci ad. [SassyBella]

• The “Grumpkin,” your friendly 932 pound Halloween carving. [Gothamist]

• Brian Austin Green’s gun stolen from home. The concerning takeaway should be that David Silver owned a gun. [ONTD]

[Best Group Costume Contestants. All photos by NICK HUNT for PMc]

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The Central Park Conservancy celebrated their 14th annual Halloween Ball with hundreds of guests dressed to impress and more importantly, to compete. Costumed party-goers went head to head during a festive costume contest hoping to win over the the celebrity judges with their creative looks. More story, photos, lions, tigers, and bears below… More»

[Lydia Hearst, Halloween '08] Last week, we did a roundup of what all of our friends were dressing up as for Halloween, for inspiration for your own costumes. Today, we give you our list of where to go to party. We have a pretty exhaustive list of suggestions and like all good New Yorkers, we plan to start early and end late. Get your tickets and invites now because the celebrations start Today!  Also, if you see that we have missed something EMAIL US so we can make sure and add it to the list!

Central Park Conservancy’s 14th Annual Halloween Ball
When: Tue, October 27, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Where: Mid-Central Park at 72nd Street
Why: This annual event brings out the best and most well heeled costumed revelers so expect to see costumes worthy of Marc Jacobs or Heidi Klum’s infamous parties because with last year’s prize winners taking home Chanel watches you can be sure this is the highest stakes contest of the holiday [Details]

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• So you’ve read our Halloween Costume List and you STILL don’t know what to be? Why not turn to the internet for inspiration? [knowyourmeme]

• Horrors! Diane von Furstenberg got mugged in Madrid! [NY Post]

• This is incredible: an autistic British artist took a helicopter tour of New York, just one, and then proceeded to draw an amazing 20 foot panorama of the skyline. This guy is super human. [NY Mag]

• Justin Timberlake will be filming the Facebook Movie at Johns Hopkins University tomorrow. [Gawker]

• Scarlett Johansson, Demi Moore, and Ashton Kutcher are all coming to Broadway this winter! [Gothamist]