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Scaffolding Santa Greets Madison Square Park, Video Shows
A climbing Kris Kringle pulled himself up onto the Flatiron Building Monday, video shows.
NEW YORK CITY — Scaffolding Santa is comin' to town. A guy in a fluffy white beard and fur-lined red suit climbed Flatiron Building scaffolding Monday to wave at the people in Madison Square Park below, video shows.
The limber-limbed St. Nick pulled himself onto the green scaffolding on East 23rd Street and Fifth Avenue about 1:30 p.m., according to Citizen App video.
Man in Santa Suit on Scaffoldinghttps://t.co/IQpTrNUVrH pic.twitter.com/yP7QACR19T
— Citizen New York (@CitizenAppNYC) December 23, 2019
"Man in a Santa suit on top of scaffolding, waving at passersby and spreading holiday cheer," Citizen reported.
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"It's unclear whether the man had permission to be on top of the scaffolding or if he is trespassing."
According to the New York Post, police did not have a record of the incident, which means perhaps this grinchy suggestion was not taken:
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Send the SWAT and get him down.
— Benjamin Beytekin (@BenBeytekin) December 23, 2019
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