--- description: They all float. And when you're down in Staten Island, you'll float too title: Creepy Clown Stalks Streets in Staten Island image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Horrifying Clown Stalks New York Borough  by [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Mar 24, 2014 8:35 PM CUT  by [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Mar 24, 2014 8:35 PM CUT A terrifying demon clown is stalking the streets of Staten Island, waving green and yellow balloons at the innocents who dare to photograph him. Witnesses describe the monster as bald, with a very white face, wearing a yellow suit with a puffy white collar. He has a nose redder than the fires of hell, and he wears giant red shoes over his hooves. Unless this is all just a desperate viral stunt by bored locals, visitors to New York City should be sure to avoid the “forgotten borough.” Abandon all hope, ye who enter Staten Island. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/35985/horrifying-clown-stalks-new-york-borough/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/35985/horrifying-clown-stalks-new-york-borough/"},"headline":"Horrifying Clown Stalks New York Borough","datePublished":"2014-03-24T20:35:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:08:07.939Z","description":"They all float. And when you're down in Staten Island, you'll float too","url":"https://time.com/35985/horrifying-clown-stalks-new-york-borough/","keywords":["Newsfeed","staten island"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlotte Alter","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/35985/horrifying-clown-stalks-new-york-borough/","name":"Horrifying Clown Stalks New York Borough"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Creepy Staten Island Clown: Horrifying Or Publicity Stunt?","description":"Forget criminals or murderers... something way creepier has been spotted on the streets of New York City recently. The eerie “It”-like clown was first seen earlier this month, but some media outlets report the people posting about it seem connected.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/2qtHQnyZ/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-03-25T15:16:33.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/2qtHQnyZ.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/35985/horrifying-clown-stalks-new-york-borough/","duration":"PT1M33S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/35985/horrifying-clown-stalks-new-york-borough/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```