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Elmo

Elmo asks Times Square tourists for money.

Afternoon Bulletin: Corralling Costumed Characters, Verrazano Typo

Incidents of Elmo harassment and a violent Spiderman spark a project to color-code Times Square
By Nicole Rubin
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

Muppets, desnudas and superheroes will have to limit their activities to special zones in Times Square and other pedestrian plazas.
By Will Bredderman
NYPD IG Philip Eure and DOI Commissioner Mark Peters at a previous press conference.

Next Week/This Week: Watching the Watchmen

All eyes on these guys.
By Observer Politics Team
Councilman Andy King and Councilman Rafael Espinal hold their composure as Keith Albahae, also known as the Joker, arrives at the hearing (Photo: Will Bredderman).

Council Committee Considers Costumed Character Crackdown

By Will Bredderman
Times Square Elmo

Pols Promise a Solution Against ‘Elmo Bullies’

By Paula Duran
Andy would be ashamed

Reach For the Sky! Times Square Woody Arrested on Sex Charges

By Vinnie Mancuso
(Getty Images)

‘I Should Have Gone to Law School’: Times Square Elmo Fails to Extort $2 Million from the Girl Scouts

By Elaina Plott
Elmo and Jon Hamm make art. (PBS)

Bearded Jon Hamm and Elmo Make Each Other Hard…Sculptures! (Video)

By Drew Grant
Kevin Clash and Elmo (Bill Thompson, Wikipedia)

Update: Voice of Elmo’s Fourth Accuser Steps Forward and It’s the Worst One Yet

By Drew Grant
Kevin Clash resigns (PBS)

Big Apple Idolatry: Elmo Resigns Amid Second Sex Scandal

By Drew Grant

Elmo Puppeteer Resigns from <em>Sesame Street</em> After Sex-Abuse Allegations

By Daniel D'Addario
Sheldon Stephens (The Smoking Gun)

Not This Again: Elmo Accuser Still Accusing Elmo

By Drew Grant
Kevin Clash (Getty Images)

Update: Voice of Elmo Sends Pretty Remorseful Email to Accuser: ‘I Love You and I Will Never Hurt You’

By Drew Grant
David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell. (Photo: PaulaBroadwell.com)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Writers Overwhelmed by Petraeus Scandal

By Hunter Walker

Before Elmo, The Deluge: A Brief Survey of Scandals in Children’s Entertainment [Slideshow]

By Steve Huff

Elmo in Grouchland: The Return of Malevolent Muppet

By Sarah Sassoon

In Other News: Columbia B-Schoolers=Dirty Messes?

By The Editors

Look What the Web Dragged In: Ancient Folks, Awesome Lectures and Muppets

By The Editors

Look What the Web Dragged In: Katy Perry is Hot For Elmo and We Believe in Bill Murray

By The Editors
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