5:15PM Graffiti Truck - 3

It looks like today turned into Graffiti Truck Tuesday. They were spotted all over the city. This one was idling on 56th Street near 6th Avenue.

10AM Graffiti Truck - 2

A sharp looking graffiti truck with 12 tags moving Hwang's Meat down Park Avenue on Tuesday morning.

10AM Grafitti Truck - 1

A quick shot of a truck making it's way towards Macy's mid-morning.

Christmas Time is Calling

Christmas trees in front of 9 West 57th Street. Down the street, you can see the UNICEF Snowflake.

"The UNICEF Snowflake is a dazzling, illuminated crystal ornament that graces the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street in New York City each holiday season as a beacon of hope, peace and compassion for vulnerable children around the world."

This year Rihanna was there for the lighting of the snowflake.

They're Magically Delicious

The last few weeks everyone has been so concerned about the economy and the election that they missed some rather huge news that totally slipped by unannounced....Lucky Charms has new hourglass marshmallow charm shapes!!! It's our favorite frosted toasted oat cereal with sweet surprises.

It's also a "good" source of Calcium & Vitamin D. Of course the intrepid staff at Quite All Right (moi and Mr. OJ) didn't miss it so all our fans across the globe can be well informed. We're taking orders for Christmas.

Whatever you do, please don't click on the last picture and blow it up huge for a closer look. You'll get dizzy and fall off your chair.

Obama in Times Square

Making a surprise appearance, Barack Obama just happened to jump in front of my camera in Times Square the other night. He appears to be drinking a Pepsi.

Subway Broadsheeting

This dapper bespectacled gentleman displays the proper way to fold and read a broadsheet newspaper on a semi-crowded New York City subway car. It's the safe and courteous thing to do.

Here are the four simple steps (courtesy of wikihow).

1. Fold your paper as soon as you get it, preferably before boarding public transportation. Fold it in half lengthwise, both ways. This will create a flexible, two-way crease. Then fold the newspaper back along the vertical crease.
2. Find your desired page by leafing through the paper, using the top corners. This takes up little space and provides for better handling.
3. Fold the left page back along the vertical crease. You will be able to read the outer columns of the left and right pages. To read the inner columns, fold both pages back along the newspaper's center crease.
4. Fold the paper half horizontally, into quadrants, for better handling.

I like newspaper reading even in the digital age. It's important to have your very own newspaper because I don't like to share mine. But if you ask nicely...you can have the sports section.

Suit Yourself

A superhero in red plaid and yellow ruffles was seen walking down 6th Avenue on Tuesday afternoon.

Wouldn't it be totally cool if he threw his backpack in the back seat, hopped in this awful bright yellow car (also seen on 6th Avenue) and sped off into Central Park?

So Cheesy

When you are just dying for some fresh mozzarella, rush out to Obika, the only mozzarella bar in New York City. It's conveniently located in the atrium of the IBM Building.

When I visited it seemed a little empty and wouldn't you know that I forgot to ask just how many types of mozzarella there are.

There are also branches of Obika in Rome, Milan, London, Turin, Kuwait City, Tokyo, and Fidenza just for my jet set blog readers from . . . Kansas City, Netherlands, Allston, New Jersey,Turin, Seattle, and Texas!

So just what kind of bars do they have in those places?

Not So Very Fresh Prince

A colorful Fresh Prince of Bel Air/Will Smith sticker seen on 56th Street in Midtown Manhattan. I have no idea what this "oops!" refers to, but I like the florescent colors.

Will Smith makes $20 million per movie and always incorporates the line "Aw, hell no!" into all his movies as a running catch phrase.

Blue Skies at Night

All points towards New Jersey.

57th Street Shuffle

These two were out for a little shopping and a stroll on a Saturday afternoon in Manhattan. I like the way they are walking in step, pretty much have the same posture and have fabulous fluffy coats.

The matching gloves are really excellent too. Top it all off with a purchase down the block at Bergdorf Goodman and a trendy designer purse. Extra points if anyone can identify the handbag.

House in the Window

Don't Tickle Me

An enormous Elmo walking through Times Square. I think he has a weird voice. His city vendor license is hanging from his neck.

Alcohol

Where you need to go when you need to get drunk. Somewhere on the East Side, I think.

Armored Vehicle

These trucks are all over the city. Men with guns and money are inside.

St. Marks Bookshop

The results of the presidential election reduced to a simple consumer item. Spotting sitting atop the cash register at St. Marks Bookshop.

Voting NYC

America speaks.

New York City has Trees

Autumn colors in Central Park.

Kayo Dot

Kayo Dot at the Bowery Ballroom on Sunday night, November 2, 2008

Two of a Kind

Vampire Zombies out for a night on the town.

Vampires drink your blood, zombies eat your flesh. I think by combining the two you get the most healthy combination. Nothing goes to waste.

Pumpkin

Halloween in the city.

Exactly Empire

An overcast day in the Empire State.

Apartment Compartments

Manhattan type people live here.

Farm Farmers Farming

Pumpkins and a wide variety of apples at the Farmer's Market in Union Square on Wednesday afternoon.

I bought some apple cider ($2.50 half gallon). Plans to make hot apple cider are in the very near future.

Does Whatever A Spider Can

Spiderman in the Sony Arcade at Madison Avenue and 55th Street. No sign of Tobey Maguire.

Rainy Tuesday

Today is a good day to wear your boots and carry an umbrella.

Everyone Loves an Angry Clown

You might think that if you wake up in the morning, decide to dress up like a clown (right down to the bright red shoes) and then walk around the streets of New York, that you would want to bring smiles to the impoverished kids of the city. Nope, not in the Big Apple.

Keeping with the tradition that Manhattan has the friendliest clowns in the world, "Peter" lives up to his name.

Purple and Pink Underground

I saw these two girls earlier in the day on 57th Street and then ran into them again in the Prince Street subway station in Soho later in the afternoon. It's kind of hard to miss two girls with bright purple and pink hair.

I meant to ask them where they were from, but I had a couple bags in my hand and the subway was arriving and I was probably just totally overwhelmed by their buoyant and colorful personalities. Let's just pretend they are tourists visiting the city from Chicago, land of purple and pink hair.

Killing Joke - Saturday Night

One of my favorite bands from the 1980s, Killing Joke, played last night at the Fillmore (formerly Irving Plaza).

In my opinion, it's no fun to see a sold out show if you aren't right up against the stage in the front row jumping up and down (and taking pictures, of course) which is right where I was.

Bargain Bananas

Bananas are sold on the street corners in Manhattan - available at the bargain price of only 4 for a $1.

Colorful Sunglasses

A selection of sunglasses on Friday in Union Square.

Second Seats Go Missing

Anything can go missing in NYC, even the second seat on your tandem bicycle. Park Avenue in front of the Istituto Di Italiano Cultura.

Junk To Some, Treasure To Others

People throw out all kinds of stuff in New York City. Just put it right on the sidewalk for the taking.

Here's a "Good Sofa." Featuring a special guest appearance by Mame. In case you are wondering, the sofa was gone within the hour. No doubt it was picked up by a group of couch-deprived NYU students.

Graffiti Truck on 56th Street

A vivid green graffiti truck double-parked in front of Uncle Jack's. The driver was inside getting an enormous Kobe beef steak aged 21 days, and served at the absolute peak of flavor and tenderness, cooked to perfection, and served in its own juices. $100.

Protect Yourself in Times Square

Tuesday night at 8PM in Times Square.  

An ideal place to sell Governor Sarah "When Abortion is Not An Option" Palin condoms is on the corner of 48th Street and 7th Avenue.  She also had Barack Obama and John McCain condoms.  

Stock up before the election.  

Manhattan Street Still Life #2

Chairs, curbside.  The stiff wooden straight-backed model with the empty seat is in the lead.

Crimestoppers

Two special police jackets on 5th Avenue.