‘Boobs are natural’: Topless rights protesters counter critics in New York

Dozens of bare-chested women taking part in the GoTopless Pride Parade have taken to the streets of midtown Manhattan to counter critics complaining about topless tip-seekers in Times Square.

Appearing bare-breasted has been legal in New York since 1992. But Mayor Bill de Blasio and police Commissioner Bill Bratton say the body-painted women in the square who pose for photos with tourists are a nuisance.

The mayor even suggested doing away with the pedestrian plaza at the “Crossroads of the World” — to control both the topless women trolling for tips and the costumed cartoon characters, some of whom were arrested last year for accosting non-tipping pedestrians.

Governor Andrew Cuomo said the scene harkens to the pornographic “bad old Times Square” of the past.

Sunday’s parade was among dozens of such events in about 60 cities celebrating the worldwide GoTopless Day.

New York GoTopless spokeswoman Rachel Jessee said the goal is for gender equality when it comes to baring one’s chest.

Two Dutch tourists relaxing on the park grass said they didn’t understand all the fuss.