“I kept saying ‘We don’t want a photo, do not touch my son,’ but it didn’t do anything.” Since 2016, Times Square has had “designated activity zones” to which costumed characters ...

A UK tourist was confronted and chased down by a group of infamous masked Times Square ... photos,” Asif yells to the crowd. Tourists have reported being hustled by the friendly, fuzzy ...

Pressure intensified over the weekend on the people who interact with Times ... photos with the panhandlers were free of charge. Officers with the New York Police Department flooded the square ...

Times Square has been a hub for costumed characters. Unlicensed and unpaid, these stand-ins for Deadpool, Spongebob Squarepants and the like subsist on tips from posing for photos. Costumed ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP)--Bright red police leaflets warning Times Square tourists that photos with costumed characters are free, and tipping is optional, are taking ...

A Times Square Elmo was arrested ... and another in which a costumed character "forcefully" grabbed a kid's hand, demanding a "tip" from the mother for the photo opp. At the same time, "another ...

NEW YORK – Some costumed characters in Times Square ripped off their mammoth ... by police telling tourists they don't have to tip for photos. The giant Elmos, Mickey Mouses, Statues of Liberty ...

NEW YORK - Costumed characters in Times Square took off their masks Tuesday ... tourists they don't have to tip the characters for photos. The giant Elmos, Mickey Mouses and Statues of Liberty ...

Visitors headed for Times Square have long been ... brushed by the characters on his way to see the tree as someone else politely declined a photo opportunity. “Don't do it!” ...

On Saturday night, the President of the Times Square Alliance, Tim Tompkins said the characters have gotten ... Many are wondering if the "pay as you go" photo op is worth it.