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Photos: Bizarre & Banal Scenes From SantaCon 2012
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Christopher Robbins
Published Dec 16, 2012
Modified Dec 17, 2012
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Published Dec 16, 2012
Modified Dec 17, 2012
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Tired of watching video of drunken Santas accost innocent bystanders? These still photos are significantly more low-impact than our video roundup. Use them to teach your children that not every Santa carries a flask full of SoCo and an iPhone with a DMB wallpaper. (We have it on good authority that the REAL Mr. & Mrs. Claus dig Annihilation Time and Double Dagger.)
As Lower Manhattan's pigeons clean up the upchuck, feel free to patronize this noble West Village establishment, and stay tuned for more in-depth, eye-opening, mistletoe-burning coverage of SantaCon 2012.
gotta love the west village for this #SantaCon #SantaBan #DrunkSantaCity twitter.com/kellytighmcd/s…
— Kelly McDonald (@kellytighmcd) December 15, 2012
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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