costume characters

City Planning Chairman: ‘There’s Nothing in Times Square That Ever Surprises Me’

While the bare breasts of Times Square's painted ladies seemed to have shocked some officials, City Planning Chairman Carl Weisbrod—often credited with cleaning up Times Square the first time around—is a bit non-nonplussed.

By Jillian Jorgensen

De Blasio Open to Ending Times Square Pedestrian Plaza to Fight Off Naked Women

Mayor Bill de Blasio is considering a controversial idea to tackle the controversial issue of bare breasts in Times Square—opening up the area's pedestrian plaza to car traffic again.

By Jillian Jorgensen

Pols Promise a Solution Against ‘Elmo Bullies’

At the latest Times Square Alliance’s Midtown conditions meeting, members, entertainment companies and elected politicians had just one issue on their minds: how to deal with Elmo, Hello Kitty and Spiderman, among other costume characters.

By Paula Duran

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