Square Enix might be best known for the Final Fantasy franchise, but the company has created many iconic characters throughout the years in other franchises, each of them with a unique personality ...

Three annoying Times Square costumed characters were busted on Wednesday night after asking tourists to pony up money for pictures with them, sources said. Carmen Dinegro, 47, who was dressed as Mi… ...

Selfies are free, or at least they should be! A UK tourist was confronted and chased down by a group of infamous masked Times Square characters as he shed light on one of New York City’s ...

NEW YORK (AP) – Some costumed characters in Times Square ripped off their mammoth heads on Tuesday, showing their real faces to protest what they call a "hostile move" by police telling tourists ...

The bill comes as many costumed characters band together -- joining a group called New York Artists United for a Smile -- to fight for their rights to perform in public. Yet, not all Times Square ...

TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Are characters in Times Square going out of bounds again? Officials say the colorful superheroes and clothing-optional women are turning up the heat on tourists ...

Some costumed characters in Times Square ripped off their mammoth heads on Tuesday, showing their real faces to protest what they call a "hostile move" by police telling tourists they don't have ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) --There could be a crackdown on the dozens of costumed characters who pose for pictures with tourists in Times Square after a string of incidents. The Times Square Alliance ...

We envisioned having areas in Times Square where you can engage with the characters, or avoid them, as you wish. Allowing people to be approached and dragged into the zones defeats the whole purpose." ...

On Saturday night at 7 p.m., the Times Square Alliance, which pays for private security in Times Square, counted a whopping 52 costumed characters working in Times Square.