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Times Square’s costumed creeps are ruining your beach days now

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Published July 3, 2015, 11:38 p.m. ET
An Elmo and Mickey Mouse work the Coney Island boardwalk Friday. Stephen Yang
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Coney Island Characters
A Spider-Man, Minnie Mouse and Olaf take a picture with a child Friday. Stephen Yang
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Coney Island Characters
July 3, 2015 – Brooklyn, NY: A man dressed up as a snowman. Costume characters solicit tips in exchange for posing for photographs on the Coney Island boardwalk. A known… Stephen Yang
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Coney Island Characters
July 3, 2015 – Brooklyn, NY: Costume characters solicit tips in exchange for posing for photographs on the Coney Island boardwalk. A known presence in Times Square, some characters seem… Stephen Yang
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Coney Island Characters
July 3, 2015 – Brooklyn, NY: Costume characters solicit tips in exchange for posing for photographs on the Coney Island boardwalk. A known presence in Times Square, some characters seem… Stephen Yang
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Coney Island Characters
July 3, 2015 – Brooklyn, NY: Costume characters solicit tips in exchange for posing for photographs on the Coney Island boardwalk. A known presence in Times Square, some characters seem… Stephen Yang
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Coney Island Characters
July 3, 2015 – Brooklyn, NY: A man dressed up as Bane. Costume characters solicit tips in exchange for posing for photographs on the Coney Island boardwalk. A known presence… Stephen Yang
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Coney Island Characters
July 3, 2015 – Brooklyn, NY: Costume characters solicit tips in exchange for posing for photographs on the Coney Island boardwalk. A known presence in Times Square, some characters seem… Stephen Yang