Elmo may be getting his own ID. “It seems crazy — wanting to give IDs to people who dress up in costumes — but there have been so many complaints,” said Tim Tompkins, president of the Times Square ...

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The NYPD is making good on its pledge to rid Times Square of its costumed super-zeroes — busting four more menaces in just 30 minutes over the weekend. The flier handed out to tourists in Times ...

Meeting a superhero will make anyone giddy. That is, until said superhero tries to cop a feel or demands a tip for getting a picture taken with them. The New York Police Department recently put up ...

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A person dressed as Elmo shakes hands with a pedestrian in Times Square on Monday in New York. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that he believes the people wearing character costumes in ...

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Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A person dressed in an Elmo costume stands in the Times Square region of New York.Credit: Reuters New York police have begun handing out ...

The mayhem in Times Square never ceases to sound ridiculous: Hours after the NYPD began distributing fliers to tourists explaining, “Photos with costumed characters are free. Tipping is optional,” ...

Police arrested an Elmo, a Spider-Man and two men dressed as Iron Man in Times Square over the weekend as authorities posted fliers in the Crossroads of the World reminding tourists they don't have to ...