“You sure you want to listen? I’m just thinking about my mom today. She passed away not too long ago and you know, I just miss her a lot,” Garfield told his friend. Elmo was really sad to hear that, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The New York City Police Department arrested two Iron Men, a Spider-Man and an Elmo in Times Square Saturday just hours after police handed out fliers warning tourists about the rogue characters. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Elmo, Spider-Man and other costumed characters parading around Times Square need to be taught a lesson, lawmakers say. A recent spike in complaints of characters harassing tourists has city officials ...

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- When Alexandria Young’s father abruptly died in 2017 after succumbing to pancreatic cancer, she not only lost a parent, but also her best friend. “He was always my biggest fan ...

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 ...