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2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESSantaCon revelers arrive at McCarren Park on Dec. 12, 2015 (Credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESSantaCon revelers arrive at McCarren Park on Dec. 12, 2015 (Credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits play in the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits start their parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits start their parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits start their parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits start their parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits start their parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits start their parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa Claus and other holiday related outfits start their parade after meeting in Brooklyn's McCarren Park during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa Claus and other holiday related outfits start their parade after meeting in Brooklyn's McCarren Park during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa Claus and other holiday related outfits start their parade after meeting in Brooklyn's McCarren Park during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa Claus and other holiday related outfits gather in Brooklyn's McCarren Park during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa Claus and other holiday related outfits start their parade after meeting in Brooklyn's McCarren Park during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa Claus and other holiday related outfits start their parade after meeting in Brooklyn's McCarren Park during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa Claus and other holiday related outfits gather in Brooklyn's McCarren Park during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa Claus gather in Brooklyn's McCarren Park during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa gather in Brooklyn's McCarren Park during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa Claus and other holiday related outfits gather in Brooklyn's McCarren Park during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, LESPeople dressed as Santa Claus gather in Brooklyn's McCarren Park during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East Side A man dressed in holiday garb waits for the subway on the platform during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SideA woman dressed as a Santa's elf collects donations before the start of the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SideMen dressed as a Santa ride the subway with a man dressed as the Easter Bunny during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in Brooklyn. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SideA man dressed as a Santa listens to a live band with two women at a bar called The Hall during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SidePeople dressed in holiday garb wait for the subway on the platform during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SideA man dressed as a Santa drinks a cocktail at a club called Verboten during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SideTwo people dressed as a Santa share a kiss on the subway platform during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SidePeople dressed as a Santa drink beer at a club called Verboten during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SideMen dressed as a Santa drink at a bar called The Hall during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SidePeople dressed in holiday garb walk through the streets of Williamsburg during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SideA man dressed as a Santa's elf pumps his fists during a kickball game before the start of the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SideA man dressed as a Santa with his reindeer waits for the start of the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SideA sign in the window of a bar prohibits Santas during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SidePeople dressed as a Santa drink beer at a club called Verboten during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SidePeople dressed as Santas board a crowded subway during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SidePeople dressed as a Santa dance at a bar called The Hall during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

2015 SantaCon Takes Over Brooklyn, Lower East SideThree men dressed as Santa talk to a child in the subway station during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

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