new yorkers are supposed to be nonchalant enough to look the other way if they are not participating in whatever events are taking place in the big urban experiment that is NYC. there the pat's day parade, the easter bonnet parade, wigstock, the infamous mermaid parade, the halloween parade and now finally a great way to end the year, SANTACON!!!!

we've got it all but mardi gras. stay your boring a** inside reading the times or doing laundry or studying for the bar or hating on everybody ... but YOU CAN'T STOP THE PARADE ... but you ... CAN LET IT PASS YOU BY.

gothamist is my favorite place to be reminded that old people have figured out how to use computers.

Isn't this entire city a disorderly group?

Gothamist should implement a filter that replaces "hipsters" with something like "rapscallions" or "scallywags" or, better yet, "dang youngsters who won't get off my lawn."

I was at Washington Square Park; the Santas weren't really disorderly at all. Sure they were drunk and exuberant, but mostly they were just dancing and having a good time. They did leave a lot of trash, broken bottles, etc. in the basin of the fountain (as the fountain is dry for the winter, hundreds of people were actually hanging out in the fountain).

Eventually, however, the cops showed up and asked everyone to leave.

And I feel sorry for the haters who can't stand the fact that people had so much fun at Santacon!

Oh yeah? So where's my fucking present?

more hipster nonsense

When's Satancon?

So's yer mom.

Sanata whatever the dumbshit they cool it is stupid and totally overboard on all counts. Get jobs.

Yeah, I grew up in Manhattan and I think these people are stupid annoying drunken stupid hipsters.

The Santas were ruder than normal this year. If you're going to continue this tradition, you might want to remember that you're dressed like brightly colored freaks.

I'm sure they are aware that they are dressed as brightly colored freaks. It's part of the theme. And yes I know one of those individuals. And yes he is from an outer boro who was transplanted from the midwest. And yes he is one of "those."

The only time I have contact with him is on this day. He lied to me and said the final stop was over in Brooklyn. I will never trust another Santacon again.

so everyone on gothamist if a native born manhattanite?

that's depressing.

No, just not a dirty hipster, who conform to all the other dirty hipsters in style, speech, music and dress.

The cops were very understanding and overall didn't get rough with Santa. They seemed to like it actually! This is a yearly tradition and its a great way to celebrate the season.

Book them and then extradite them to the North Pole for further prosecution.

dumb hipsters. i bet they're from the midwest, amiright?

I sees two of them yesterday and started goofing:

"Santa, I am a tourist and need directions. Do you know where is the North Pole."

They laughed, but - get this - they pointed to NJ.

I had to tell these poor newbies that NJ was west - not north.

These dumb hipsters who refuse to grow out of their Peter Pan Syndrome ain't from NY, that's for sure.

Hell yeah! I'm sure each and every one of them come from the midwest.

Because we real, true NYCers are those who sit home on Saturday evenings and insult others who are having a good time. That's keepin' it real baby!