ELLIE THE ELEPHANT

For Time Out New York

Photographer: Miguel McSongwe @McSongwe
Writer: Rossilynne Skena Culgan @rossilynne
Editor: Shaye Weaver @shayeweaver
Senior Designer: Onik Hossain @onik3
Design Director: Bryan Mayes @bryanmayesdotcom. Art Director: Delia Barth @dbarthvader
Video: Gloria Kim @gloriakim1
Photo Editor: Laura Gallant @lauramgallant
Styling: Ellie the Elephant @bigellielibert

NY Liberty mascot Ellie, a large elephant in a basketball uniform, at an amusement park with a rollercoaster in the background, wearing a Statue of Liberty crown, promoting summer entertainment.
A motivational quote on a colorful background, saying: "The best advice I could give you is to live out loud and be YOU. Have confidence whenever you step out!".
A person dressed in an elephant costume with sunglasses, a turquoise headband resembling the Statue of Liberty, and a black tulle skirt, sitting in front of a wall of Pokémon plush toys.
Side-by-side photos of a carnival. The left photo shows plush Pikachu and Bulbasaur toys on a blue grid wall. The right photo shows a busy outdoor amusement park with people, yellow and red umbrellas, and a large heart-shaped balloon with a hat and p
Person dressed in a grey costume with a braided hair extension, wearing a denim skirt and a green hairnet, sitting on a wooden platform near a chain-link fence at an amusement park or fairground.
Person in an elephant mascot costume dressed in a sports jersey, jumping in front of an amusement park entrance with rides and people in the background.
Quote on a colorful background with part of an amusement park ride and a furry mascot costume in the background.
A person wearing a costume of the Statue of Liberty with a Ferris wheel in the background and a sign that reads 'WONDER WHEEL' at Coney Island.
Person in a grey elephant costume with a green crown and braid, standing in front of a colorful amusement park ride with red, yellow, and blue parts, under a clear blue sky.