The latest in the seemingly endless barrage of Times Square mascots (and Sesame Street characters) behaving badly came this weekend, as a Cookie Monster named Osvaldo Quiroz-Lopez allegedly punched a two-year-old in the face. The exchange came to blows came after the tot posed for a picture with Quiroz-Lopez and his mother refused to cough up the $2 the Monster demanded. Natch.
A New York's City councilman has drafted a bill to create a licensing system and background checks for the people who wander Times Square in costumes posing with tourists, to the dismay of brands like Viacom and Sanrio reports the Wall Street Journal. There are currently over 70 mascots --…
The producers of Sesame Street stated this week that they are exploring possibilities of legal action against people wearing costumes that represent their copyrighted characters. The mascots, who pose with tourists and demand tips, have come to police attention multiple times recently, including last week when a man dressed like…
Yes, Times Square Cookie Monsters are capable of such feats of strength as punching toddlers in the face, but they're also only human. On that note, redditor DX-SUCK-IT (cool name) captured the man in blue taking some time off to ogle a few body-painted topless women (Andy Golub in the…
