Times Square's Naked Cowboy Joins News Conference Addressing Costumed Characters & Hustlers

As previously reported on BroadwayWorld, The Times Square Alliance and elected officials are currently scheduled to join people who've experienced aggressive solicitation and harassment on the Times Square plazas at a news conference that began Monday, March 28th at 11:00 AM on Duffy Square, 46th Street and Broadway, to detail the need for the City to regulate pedestrian plazas and to recount their negative experiences with hawkers and hustlers in Times Square.

Joining the previously announced Councilman Dan Garodnick and Times Square Alliance President Tim Tompkins, will be the Naked Cowboy and Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez.

The New York City Council recently introduced legislation to give the NYC Department of Transportation the authority to manage and regulate pedestrian plazas throughout New York City. The bill, Intro 1109, will be the subject of a City Council public hearing on March 30th.

In a recent survey, 61% of Times Square employees reported experiencing a negative encounter with a costumed character or commercial solicitor, with 51% of those respondents saying that interaction made them feel unsafe.

For plazas in other neighborhoods, the legislation will make it easier for plaza partners to manage, program and activate plazas so they are true community assets.

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