TIMES SQUARE (WABC) -- Mayor Bill de Blasio says a multiagency city task force will be convened to address what he calls the "growing problem" of topless individuals and costumed characters in New ...

A City Council member said Monday he's proposing legislation that would regulate Elmo, Minnie Mouse and the other costumed characters who pose for photos with tourists in Times Square, requiring them ...

NEW YORK -- A new video shows Spider-Man in action, taking down a man who was apparently harassing some of Times Square's costumed characters. Cell phone video shows a man dressed as Spider-Man ...

Times Square has been called the “Crossroads of the World.” But some New Yorkers also call it home. Despite the crowds, trash, noise and buskers – including street performers dressed as superhero ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bogus costumed Elmo, who collected tips for cuddling children in family photos in New York's Times Square, was sent to jail for a year on Wednesday for trying to extort $2 ...