2019年9月9日 · The Times Square Elmo busted for grabbing a 14-year-old girl’s rear while posing for a photo is far from an isolated incident, according to a new report that found the handsy panhandlers...

2017年8月1日 · At the beginning of July, the Times Square Alliance spent a Saturday between 4 and 9 p.m., observing the Designated Activity Zones, and found costumed characters were regularly violating the...

2019年12月22日 · Visitors headed for Times Square have long been bedazzled by thick crowds, bright lights, and a cadre of costumed characters who sidle up to tourists, pose with them for pictures, then...

2019年9月23日 · New Yorkers named costumed characters and solicitors as the second biggest problem in Times Square after pedestrian congestion. For tourists, it was the third biggest issue, after congestion...

2014年7月10日 · After years of tolerating the proliferation of rogue costumed characters hassling tourists in Times Square, lawmakers in New York City are finally looking to craft legislation addressing the...

2023年12月14日 · A UK TikToker exposed the scam that is Disney characters and Times Square earlier this week, and almost immediately found himself under attack by the likes of Mickey Mouse, the Grinch and Elmo. He's the hero we all suddenly found, but didn't know we needed.

2016年2月10日 · He got a real gem of a picture with Minnie Mouse, Cookie Monster, and Olaf, the snowman from Frozen — and then didn’t pay up. That’s when the Minnie-Cookie-Olaf trio dropped the friendly Disney...

2016年4月13日 · Batman, Iron Man and Elsa are going to be reined in while operating in Times Square. The costumed characters who approach tourists for photos and ask for tips face new restrictions from the...

2016年4月21日 · After fielding complaints for years about aggressive costumed characters pressuring tourists for tips, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill Thursday to regulate where and how they operate in...

2013年4月11日 · Until regulations are passed, we suggest you steer clear of the Times Square characters. Trust us—you don’t want to be around when SpongeBob drops his squarepants.