SantaCon

An annual pub crawl that's so much more. Santa's Rules from the SatnaConNYC website:

• Santa looks like Santa. HOLIDAY APPAREL IS MANDATORY. A Santa hat is not enough. Get a Santa suit. Buy a Santa suit. Make a Santa suit. Steal a Santa suit. Just don't wear your fucking jeans.
• Santa acts like Santa. Be jolly. Belly-laugh.
  
• Santa doesn't seek media attention. "Ho-ho-ho" is good. "Publicity ho" is lame.
• Don't be "that" Santa.
  Your friends want to have fun, not scrape the puke outta your beard or prevent your wasted ass from wandering into traffic.
• Santa does not make children cry (unless they whine, snivel, or otherwise deserve it).
  Really - If you see kids, give them nice toys, candy, or something pleasant. Feel free to urinate on the parents. Tourists fall somewhere in between the two -- adjust depending on their attitude.
• Santa doesn't get arrested. Please remember the FOUR FUCKS:
1. Don't fuck with kids.
2. Don't fuck with cops.
3. Don't fuck with security.
4. Don't fuck with Santa.

http://nycsantacon.com/

Take the A train

It's hard to make out the image, but this vintage subway car pulled into the 42nd Street station. Apparently there are vintage buses and subway cars out this week as a holiday treat for New Yorkers.

You can see cars from as far back as 1900 at the Transit Museum in Brooklyn.
http://www.mta.info/mta/museum/

Naughty or Nice?

Walking down W 42nd. Someone's getting ready for their Holiday Party. Don't know if you can quite make out the wording on the balloons -- one says naughty and one says nice. Wonder which balloon most people will want to take home?