NEW YORK -- 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 ...

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 million from the Girl ...

Sharing a photo of the balloon, she said, “OMG….I cannot believe there is a 60 foot float of me in SKIMS Swim in the middle of Times Square.” ...