De Blasio/ Lhota Wrap Up; Halloween Light Show; and More Brooklyn Briefs

 - A good live-blog of last night's de Blasio / Lhota debate can be found at the Staten Island Advance.

- On Council, de Blasio blended idealism with push for power. [NY Times]

- Heights writer, model celebrates debut novel at Red Gravy. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Enough with stop and frisk. Why not try writing tickets for speeding instead? [NY Daily News]

- 65 gallons of blue paint are used to mark the 26.2 mile NYC Marathon course. [DOT]

- Crazy Halloween light show at the Empire State Building tonight. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Beyond the bunker: preppers go mainstream. [Vocativ] 

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