Talk:Crowds gather for 35th Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade amid car incident

Original reporting notes

I was at the event from from 2:15-4:00, taking video and pictures which I used as reference; picture evidence is provided to back up the claims (more is available in the commons category). Tduk (talk) 02:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

AI news

During the 35th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City on Sunday, October 19, 2025, an unexpected safety incident briefly interrupted the festivities when a driver attempted to drive through the active parade route along Avenue B. According to eyewitness accounts circulating on social media, the vehicle approached a barricaded section of the parade route around mid-afternoon before being stopped quickly by NYPD officers and event volunteers. Fortunately, no injuries were reported among spectators, participants, or dogs.The parade resumed shortly thereafter, and city officials praised police for their swift response in preventing what could have been a dangerous situation. The NYPD confirmed that the driver was detained for questioning and that the incident was under investigation for possible reckless endangerment.Despite the disruption, the 35th Tompkins Square Dog Parade continued successfully, featuring hundreds of dogs in creative Halloween costumes, adoptable pet Grand Marshals from the ASPCA, Social Tees, and Pup Starz, and sponsorship from Stella & Chewy’s to support local animal shelters ���. BigKrow (talk) 00:35, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

We need to be extremely cautious when incorporating information from AI or large language models. Your notes include the claim "before being stopped quickly by NYPD officers and event volunteers." Statements like this must always be followed up by asking: what is the source? If social media posts or eyewitness accounts make this claim, we can report that with clear attribution and careful wording.

The notes also say "The parade resumed shortly thereafter..." This implies the parade was paused to address the incident, but I haven’t found any reliable reporting to support that.

I find AI/LLM useful for manipulating language, making it more clear, concise, checking neutrality, etc. I still find that it produces too many hallucinations to be very reliable at reporting the truth. It shouldn't be used to source facts without human verification (which our proposed WN:AI guideline states).Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Reviewer) 15:22, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

I can attest that neither of those things happened, and I have video of most of it. The police were aware of the situation, but did not intervene. Tduk (talk) 21:45, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi, I think maybe you should make the image bigger? The border is blank and the image is not clear on the computer. ~ Sheminghui.WU (talk) 22:32, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

The front image? I think cropping it would be ok. What's the best way to do that within policy? Tduk (talk) 22:48, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

@Tduk No I mean the gallery part. I think it’s best to let everyone appreciate the pictures at a glance (I haven’t checked the mobile version yet, but most readers are computer users) ~ Sheminghui.WU (talk) 22:52, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

I think the gallery is a template which article writers have no control over. Maybe this should be brought up at the Template's discussion page? I'll join in if you start a discussion. Tduk (talk) 23:40, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

The template is somewhat configurable: Template:Gallery.Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Reviewer) 00:04, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

Maybe try this (if you want): like Gallery in On World Tourism Day, let's have a chat with Russian explorer Pinchuk ~ Sheminghui.WU (talk) 00:37, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

Review of revision 4889819 [Passed]

Revision 4889819 of this article has been reviewed by Michael.C.Wright (talk · contribs) and has passed its review at 15:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC). Copyright: Passed Newsworthiness: Passed Verifiability: Passed NPOV: Passed Style: Passed Comments by reviewer: As part of the review process, I corrected time formatting and paragraph order for inverted pyramid structure, capitalized proper nouns such as street names and the event title, and clarified unclear language. I removed unsupported claims and a broken link, added an archive URL, and updated the sources section to follow citation standards. The headline was revised to reflect the article’s true focus on the parade rather than the car incident, and links were adjusted. I also added an infobox, and repositioned the image for better presentation. See the edit history for full details. For future reporting, consider contacting the local police department to ask whether a report was filed on the incident. Their response, or even a lack of one, is itself newsworthy. The reviewed revision should automatically have been edited by removing {{Review}} and adding {{Publish}} at the bottom, and the edit sighted; if this did not happen, it may be done manually by a reviewer.

Revision 4889819 of this article has been reviewed by Michael.C.Wright (talk · contribs) and has passed its review at 15:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC). Copyright: Passed Newsworthiness: Passed Verifiability: Passed NPOV: Passed Style: Passed Comments by reviewer: As part of the review process, I corrected time formatting and paragraph order for inverted pyramid structure, capitalized proper nouns such as street names and the event title, and clarified unclear language. I removed unsupported claims and a broken link, added an archive URL, and updated the sources section to follow citation standards. The headline was revised to reflect the article’s true focus on the parade rather than the car incident, and links were adjusted. I also added an infobox, and repositioned the image for better presentation. See the edit history for full details. For future reporting, consider contacting the local police department to ask whether a report was filed on the incident. Their response, or even a lack of one, is itself newsworthy. The reviewed revision should automatically have been edited by removing {{Review}} and adding {{Publish}} at the bottom, and the edit sighted; if this did not happen, it may be done manually by a reviewer.