City officials have been flooded with complaints about the costumed menaces in Times Square — including a tweet from a young tourist about her creepy run in with an aggressive Elmo.

“When Elmo grabs your ass in Times Square your childhood is immediately ruined,” the Arizona student wrote on Twitter while visiting a pal in the Big Apple last month.

In another tweet, a New Yorker fumed, “Nothing is scarier than being in times square and having 4 elmos and 2 olaf’s surround and entrap you.”

The social media posts were among the top 10 worst tweets about the masked menaces acting “inappropriately” in 2016, according to Times Square Alliance, which supports a new bill that imposes stricter rules on the furry freaks.

In the past week, the group has received 200 testimonials about eerie run-ins with the costumed characters, said Tim Tompkins of the Times Square Alliance, which supports the new legislation.

“Quirky is fine but creepy is not,” Tompkins proclaimed at a press conference Monday.

“When you look at these specific comments, you’ll see that the issue is about being hugged when you don’t want to be hugged, being touched, being groped, those kinds of things,” he said.

“These are real tweets that come from people. This is a real issue,” he said.

Others have griped on Twitter about Elmos groping, heckling and attacking people.

“Hey sexy, want some action? [said] times square Spiderman,” one user wrote.

Another fumed, “I just got attacked by Elmo in Times Square. These costume characters in Times Square are scam artists.”

On Saturday, a man sporting a Spider-Man costume was arrested for assault — and there are plenty more examples of the characters behaving badly, Councilman Dan Garodnick said Monday.

“A tourist in Times Square faced off in a physical altercation with Spider-Man allegedly after a dispute over a tip. In February, Batman allegedly grabbed $50 from the wallet of an Irish tourist and ran off into the dark night. Elmo arrested for aggressive solicitation. Cookie Monster nabbed for groping a teenager.

Even Chewbacca and a storm trooper were brought in for aggressively demanding tips,” Garodnick said.

He added, “Come to New York. Duke it out with a super hero. Is that what we really want to be known for?

The new bill would set specific zones where the characters are allowed to do business in Times Square and nearby pedestrian plazas, Garodnick said.

“We need to crack down on the bad actors out here. We need to protect tourists and New Yorkers from unwanted harassment and solicitation,” he added.

But new legislation would empower the Department of Transportation to swoop in and restrict the character’s movements in Times Square, he said.

A hearing this week could move the bill forward, Garodnick said. “We want them to pass those rules before summer gets into full swing,” he said.