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Hundreds of Santas Hit NYC Streets for SantaCon Despite Snow

SantaCon, in its 19th year, attracts hundreds of people annually but has also drawn the ire of some residents

Santa Claus is in New York, in the form of hundreds of people wearing his lookalike-costume to bar crawl for the annual SantaCon.

The Santas were not allowed to drink on trains bringing them to Manhattan because of rowdy incidents in past years. 

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That didn't keep them from crowding Penn Station and streets Saturday on their way to city watering holes.

The rules of SantaCon are simple - don't mess with kids, cops, bar staff, the charity mission or simply, the city of New York.

The first snowfall of the season came the same day as SantaCon. It was expected to wind down early Sunday, leaving about 3 inches of wet snow on the ground, according to the National Weather Service.

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