Elmo solicits tourists in Times Square in New York on Friday, July 18, 2014.

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Elmo solicits tourists in Times Square in New York on Friday, July 18, 2014. The "actors" pose for photographs with tourists asking for tips as renumeration. NYPD Commissioner William Bratton has announced his support for a bill in the City Council which would regulate the proliferation of costumed characters begging in Times Square. A number of the anonymous characters have recently been arrested for groping and assault. (© Richard B. Levine)

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Size: 5201px × 3468px
Location: new york ny usa north america
Photo credit: © Richard Levine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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