I took two of my boys and my nephew, who was visiting from Chicago , into the city.  Nephew wondered if the naked cowboy was still working the streets...and we turned a corner and there he was...getting way too close to a tourist in Times Square....we also saw a more friendly cowboy-type keeping a more respectable distance.

We had a great lunch at The Meatball Shop on the lower eastside.  Their classic meatballs on a bed of mash potatoes is delicious.  They have great homemade lemonade too.