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De Blasio's Costumed Character Task Force Expands To Coney Island & Beyond

Now that the Daily News has thoroughly Done Its Job covering Times Square's pedestrian plazas—whipping up enough chatter about "aggressive" costumed characters and topless painted ladies to get Mayor de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bratton involved—the tabloid...

Law & Order Desnudas: NYPD Launches Times Square Quality-Of-Life Unit

tim drivas' flickr In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate real crime; and starting very soon, the "newly formed Times Square unit," which...

Frozen Snowman Allegedly Bullied Times Square Tourist For $20 Tip

An Olaf in Times Square (via @gorgeouss_court's Instagram) Olaf the Snowman might be Disney's most adorable new animated character, but he's also a shifty grifter—or so says one tourist woman, who claims an angry costumed Olaf...

Times Square Woody Allegedly A 'Serial Butt Groper'

Jose Vasquez, via Pix11 Woody from Toy Story is in a bit of trouble, or at least his Times Square counterpart is—a man who used to don a Woody costume and ask tourists to pose for...

Minnie Mouse & Hello Kitty Arrested In Times Square Brawl

Minnie Mouse and Hello Kitty were arrested after getting into a fight in Times Square yesterday, because, as we learned from cartoon zoology class, cats and mice are mortal enemies. And because within these creatures' plush exteriors...

Teen Furious After Charges Dropped Against Gropey Cookie Monster

This week, a man who dresses as Cookie Monster was arrested after he allegedly groped a 16-year-old tourist on Sunday as she visited Times Square with a tour group. But the Manhattan DA’s Office has decided...

Watch Triumph The Insult Comic Dog Poop On Times Square Costumed Characters

Triumph The Insult Comic Dog returned to the streets of NYC after his hilarious World Cup pooping tour earlier this summer to take on a more local target: the costumed characters of Times Square. He was...

NYPD Brags On Twitter About Arresting Times Square Elmo

As the city considers a bill that would require pretty much anyone wearing a costume in NYC to pay a $175 licensing fee, yet another Times Square costume character was arrested. The NYPD's Midtown South Precinct...

Batman & Spider-Man Arrested For Fighting Hecklers In Times Square

andy katz's flickr So much for Utopia: a costumed Batman and Spider-Man were arrested last night for allegedly attacking a heckler in Times Square. Police say that 41-year-old Jose Escalona-Martinez, who was dressed as Batman, and...

Video: Hare Krishnas & Times Square Costumed Characters Frolic Together

After numerous high profile incidents involving gropey Spider Mans, creepy Woodys, anti-Semitic Elmos and shovey Cookie Monsters, the individuals who dress as costumed characters in Times Square have gotten a very bad rap. While legislators are...

Minnie Mouse, Woody & Statue Of Liberty Arrested In Times Square

"Hard times in New York town" After countless uncomfortable incidents of costumed characters becoming embarrassing tabloid fodder and literal masked menaces, the NYPD has finally started cracking down on the costumed characters of Times Square. Cops...