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Finding a costume is often a difficult task. You want to be original but at the same time eye-catching. No repeats from previous years. The wig, the jewelry, the enlarged sun glasses all add up. Before you know it, you've spent over $100 on an outfit you'll wear once. But after all, it is Halloween!

With the spirited holiday inching closer and closer, it seems fitting for a group called Superheroes Anonymous to make its debut. On Sunday, the group descended on Times Square in super-hero costumes, ready to tackle the problems of New York City. They took to the streets gathering litter and handing out fliers informing passers-by about crime prevention.

Chaim Lazaros, a Columbia University student, discovered the group on MySpace and organized it for a documentary he plans to complete on the city. The superheroes refused to give up their anonymity, but maintain that they are active fighters of crime in their communities.

"Street Hero," a former prostitute trained in martial arts, says she hits the streets at night trying to protect the young girls who remind her of herself years before. Other superheroes have less-severe duties, such as Street Hero, who acts as the handyman, fixing whatever needs fixing in the houses of community residents. The group is fighting crime in a completely legal way, and how better to do than in costume!