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A body painted woman poses with a tourist in Times Square.

Council Votes to Crack Down on Naked Ladies and Costumed Characters in Times Square

"Batman" smiles as he waits for customers at Times Square in New York on February 27, 2015.

Batman Vs. Naked Cowboy: The Fight Over Taming Times Square

By Jillian Jorgensen
NYPD Backs bill to regulate costume characters in Times Square. (Photo:Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Times Square Alliance (and the Naked Cowboy) Call for New Regulation in Plaza

By Janaki Chadha
The Times Square pedestrian plaza.

Council Aims to Regulate Pedestrian Plazas Overrun by Elmos and Desnudas

By Jillian Jorgensen
In this photo illustration, packets of K2 or "spice", a synthetic marijuana drug, are seen in East Harlem on August 5, 2015 in New York City. (Photo Illustration by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Council Passes Bills to Stem the Use of Synthetic Marijuana

By Jillian Jorgensen
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton.

Bill Bratton Punches Back at Comptroller and City Council

By Jillian Jorgensen
The Times Square pedestrian plaza.

Leaders of Topless Task Force Say Times Square Plazas Will Stay—For Now

By Jillian Jorgensen
A Department of Correction bus outside Rikers island (Photo by Emily Assiran/New York Observer)

Council Passes Package of Bills to Boost Transparency at Rikers

By Jillian Jorgensen
State Senator Jeffrey Klein, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, and other lawmakers discuss the online sale of synthetic marijuana. (Photo: William Alatriste/New York City Council)

New York Officials Want to Crack Down on Sale of Synthetic Marijuana

By Jillian Jorgensen
Councilman calls on banks to abide by federal loan modification regulations. (John McCarten/City Council)

City Councilmen Blast Banks for Refusing to Abide by Federal Foreclosure Mandates

By Kim Velsey
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